Limiting amino acid in wheat are:: (A) Lysine, arginine, (B) Threonine, methionine, (C) Lysine, threonine, (D) Lysine, methionine
Answer is C. Limiting amino acid in various food stuffs Wheat-lysine (the most deficient) and threonine (second limiting amino acid) Rice-lysine Legumes-tryptophan or methionine (or cysteine) Maize-lysine and tryptophan Egg-none; the reference for absorbable protein