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The nutritional value of a protein depends on its amino acid composition and the eight essential amino acids and the difference between complete and incomplete proteins. The meaning of net protein utilization and its difference in the plant and animal origins and ecological advantages of plant origin.
Introduction:
Nutrition is the basis of all life activities, and it is taken care of by the process called
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