Technosquid
05-11-2004, 01:32 PM
I've been reading up on the biological values of different proteins. Apparently whey is by far the best, but I was wondering if you could increase the biological values of some less-digestable protein sources by using a supplement like bromelain (pineapple extract digestive enzyme.)
I was also wondering if anyone knew of a site that has biological values of things like nuts and seeds. I've been eatin a lot of this "powerbutter" which is essentially natural peanutbutter with flax oil, flax seed, and pasturized egg whites. I was thinking about making a big batch of something similar, except I'd like to replace the peanuts with sunflower and pumpkin seed kernels, which actually have some nutritional value. If I knew that sunflower and pumpkin kernel protein had as high a BV as peanuts rather lack-luster 40 BV, that would be comforting.
I was also wondering if anyone knew of a site that has biological values of things like nuts and seeds. I've been eatin a lot of this "powerbutter" which is essentially natural peanutbutter with flax oil, flax seed, and pasturized egg whites. I was thinking about making a big batch of something similar, except I'd like to replace the peanuts with sunflower and pumpkin seed kernels, which actually have some nutritional value. If I knew that sunflower and pumpkin kernel protein had as high a BV as peanuts rather lack-luster 40 BV, that would be comforting.