Bioefficacy and Safety Assessment of Protein Isolates Obtained from Nonconventional Sources

Table 2

Growth study parameters of test diets.

Diets	PER	NPR	RNPR^‡
SPI	2.14 ± 0.10^c	5.03 ± 0.26^c	84.82
FPI	1.98 ± 0.07^e	4.67 ± 0.13^d	78.75
CPI	2.09 ± 0.06^d	4.98 ± 0.11^c	83.98
Soy	2.52 ± 0.09^b	5.52 ± 0.13^b	93.09
Casein	2.74 ± 0.12^a	5.93 ± 0.19^a	100

Means with different letters in a column have significant difference, RNPR = relative net protein ratio, and ^‡calculated from standard protein casein as 100.