All-Vegetable Protein Mixtures for Human Feeding

Protein Supplementation, Suplementary Value of INCAP Vegetable Mixutre 9 for Diets of Average School Children in Rural Guatemala

“…because of a lower protein digestibility (20) and a relative deficiency of lysine (7). At high level of dietary protein, the nutritive value of the mixture is comparable to that of milk protein.…”

“…are added] was developed to supplement the diets of the rural population (8). Biological tests with chicks (5), rats (7, .9), dogs and swine (6), and children (20) showed that Vegetable Mixture 9 was of high nutritive value, comparable to milk, particularly at high levels of protein intake. It was, therefore, of interest to study the supplementary value of its protein to the protein of the average child's diet in two towns in Guatemala.…”

Protein Quality of Cottonseed Protein Concentrate Prepared by Two Different Industrial Processes

“…of a complete vitamin solution (74) per 100 grams of diet. The animals w'ere offered 15 grams daily of all diets, and records were kept of the amounts consumed. Each level of protein was fed for six days obtaining two three-day balance periods per level.…”

Protein Malnutrition in Young Children

“…Cow's milk in any form is a convenient and effective source of protein. However, good results can be obtained with adequate combinations of proteins of vegetable origin (34) and even with mixtures of amino acids (35). Other foods should be progressively added so that by the second or third week of treatment the child is receiving a complete and varied diet, including fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat, and cereals, as well as milk.…”