Protein efficiency ratio
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005238
An assessment of dietary protein quality by calculating weight gain divided by intake of a specific protein during a given period.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005238 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality |
| Abbreviation | PER |
| Synonyms | protein efficiency rate |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Nutritive value; Protein value; Dietary protein |
| Translations | Spanish: relación de eficiencia proteica |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005238",
"term": "Protein efficiency ratio",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "An assessment of dietary protein quality by calculating weight gain divided by intake of a specific protein during a given period.",
"abbreviation": "PER",
"synonyms": [
"protein efficiency rate"
],
"subject": "Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality",
"see_also": [
"nutritive value",
"protein value",
"dietary protein"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "relación de eficiencia proteica"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/protein-efficiency-ratio/"
}
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