Nutritive value of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea)

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Abstract
1. The nutritive values of nine varieties of groundnut were determined by the nitrogen balance method in diets containing 10% protein. The results indicated that the varietal differences did not affect the biological values significantly. 2. Three varieties showing small but significant differences of approximately 5% in methionine content were further assayed for protein efficiency ration at the 10% level of protein for a period of 4 weeks. No significant differences in per were obtained, but the least significant difference that could have been detected under these conditions was approximately 8%.