The Utility of Fasting Essential Amino Acid Plasma Levels in the Formulation of Nutritionally Adequate Diets

Part I. Sprague-Dawley Rats

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On the basis of the fasting plasma essential amino acid proportions, it has been pos-sible to develop very rapidly two diets, No. 152 and No. 153, comparable in protein efficiency to Diet No. 116.
The plasma profile concept was also found to be of use in interpreting published nutritional studies where the composition and quantity of diet consumed was reported.