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Amino Acid Content in Selected Breakfast Cereals

Filmore I. Meredith, W.O. Caster

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ABSTRACT Protein and 17 amino acids were determined in 11 commercial breakfast cereals. Total amino acid concentration ranged from 5,408–19,872 mg/100g dry weight. Lysine was the limiting amino acid in all the breakfast cereals except Apple Jacks in which methionine was the limiting amino acid. The chemical score ranged from 11–45 which reflected the low protein quality in the breakfast cereals.

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Key concepts: Methionine, Limiting, Amino acid, Lysine, Food science, Breakfast cereal, Essential amino acid, Chemistry