Protein Quality Evaluation of Some Commonly Consumed Bird Egg Varieties Using Amino Acid Scores
Table 3
Summary of amino acid concentrations.
Egg species
TEAA
TNEAA
TAA
% EAA
% NEAA
Raw
Exotic chicken
31.26
44.81
76.07
41.10
58.90
Local chicken
27.17
34.92
62.09
43.80
56.20
Turkey
33.25
37.78
71.03
46.60
53.40
Quail
35.14
45.73
80.87
43.40
56.60
Guinea fowl
49.58
40.43
90.01
55.10
44.90
Boiled
Exotic chicken
34.04
47.40
81.44
41.80
58.20
Local chicken
30.11
38.11
68.22
44.10
55.90
Turkey
35.79
39.50
75.29
47.50
52.50
Quail
37.96
48.15
86.11
44.10
55.90
Guinea fowl
52.35
42.39
94.74
55.20
44.80
Total values are expressed in g/100 g protein. TEAA means total essential amino acid, TNEAA means total nonessential amino acid, TAA means total amino acid, % EAA means percentage essential amino acid and % NEAA means percentage nonessential amino acid.
