Heating Has No Effect on the Net Protein Utilisation from Egg Whites in Rats

Table 2

Faecal and urine nitrogen content in rats fed a diet containing EW (unheated, soft-boiled, or boiled), milk whey protein, or soy protein.

	Unheated EW	Soft-boiled EW	Boiled EW	Milk whey protein	Soy protein (reference)
Faecal weight (dry g/5 days)
Urine volume (mL/5 days)
Faecal nitrogen (mg/5 days)
Urine nitrogen (mg/5 days)

Mean ± SE of six rats. Superscript letters indicate a significant difference (Tukey’s test, ).