Biological value
the nutritional effectiveness of the protein in a given food, expressed as the percentage used by the body of either the total protein consumed or the digestible protein available.
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studies in the theory of descent (volumes 1 and 2) august weismann
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studies in the theory of descent (volumes 1 and 2) august weismann
studies in the theory of descent (volumes 1 and 2) august weismann
studies in the theory of descent (volumes 1 and 2) august weismann
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