Fortification of Ogi with Whey Increases Essential Amino Acids Content of Fortified Product

Table 2

Essential amino acids content of normal maize ogi and whey-maize ogi.

Amino acid	Normal maize Ogi	Whey-maize Ogi
Lysine	0.53 ± 0.02	90.00 ± 0
Tryptophan	0.15 ± 0	240.00 ± 0
Methionine	0.90 ± 0.01	1,323.00 ± 0
Leucine	1.20 ± 0.02	1,240.00 ± 0
Iso-Leucine	2.53 ± 0	830.00 ± 0
Valine	0.84 ± 0.01	83.30 ± 0.01
Threonine	216.00 ± 0.02	4,780.00 ± 0
Histidine	0.281 ± 0.01	520.0 ± 0
Phenylalanine	3.50 ± 0	625.0 ± 0.01
Total	226.13	9,631

Values are means of 3 determinations with standard deviations. Unit = mg/100 g prod. significant at .