Proteins
This category list products from animal and plants
source which are rich in proteins and essential
for building or regeneration of body functions.
Proteins are made up of combination of amino acids
and in the process of digestion each protein is
split up by the enzyme which acts upon it into several
amino acids of which it is formed , as it is only
when in this state that protein can be utilized
by the tissues of the body. From 80-100 grams of
protein are required in a normal diet per day ,
50 grams be from Class A protein.
Examples : Myosin : meat and
fish meal, Albumin : egg white & milk , Caseinogen
: milk and cheese products, Globulin : blood blobulin
and Vitellin , Gluten : wheat (bread) & cereals
products, Legumen : peas, beans and lentils, Gelatin
: from animal tissues such as bones and ligamentous
tissues and also from plant agar-agar .
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