Nitrogen to Protein conversion factor
| Value | 5.59 grams of protein per gram of nitrogen Range: 5.33 to 5.85 (plus or minus two SD for combined reported sources) grams of protein per gram of nitrogen |
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| Organism | animal food sources average for beef, fish, chicken, eggs. |
| Reference | Mariotti, Mirand. Converting Nitrogen to Protein: Beyond 6.25 and Jones’ Factors. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2008 Feb48(2):177-84. doi: 10.1080/10408390701279749.PubMed ID18274971 |
| Entered by | jashander |
| ID | 110395 |