I. Kosieradzka et M. Fabijanska, Comparison of the nutritive value of naked and husked oat protein with wheat and maize, J ANIM FEED, 10, 2001, pp. 309-314
The composition and nutritive value of protein of three new lines of Polish
naked oat were compared with husked oat, wheat and maize. In all cereals,
lysine was the first limiting amino acid but its content was higher in both
types of oat than in wheal and maize. The chemical score of naked and husk
ed oat was thus higher than of other cereals; the EAA index of naked oat wa
s the highest.
True digestibility (TD) of naked oat protein was significantly higher than
of husked oat and did not differ from TD of wheat and maize. Biological val
ue (BV), and NPU of naked oat protein were significantly higher than of oth
er cereals. PER coefficients determined in a growth experiment were higher
in both types of oats than in maize and wheat. Supplementation with lysine
increased PER values of all cereals but a significant effect was found only
in maize.