Given the following values for amino acid content of the proteins of egg and navy beans calculate the chemical score. Percentage composition of protein of:
Amino Acid Egg (%) Navy Beans (%) Lysine (EAA) 10 7 Methionine (EAA) 8 3.7 Tryptophan (EAA) 2 1.6 Isoleucine (EAA) 9 6 Alanine (NEAA) 10 1.9 *(EAA) designates an essential amino acid or combination **(NEAA) designates a non-essential amino acid
Calculate the chemical score of this protein compared to the egg protein.
