The ________ is the most commonly used tool to measure protein quality. Protein quality is determined based on both the amino acid composition score and the digestibility of the protein in the food source.

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The ________ is the most commonly used tool to measure protein quality.  Protein quality is determined based on both the amino acid composition score and the digestibility of the protein in the food source.

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The protein digestibility corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS) is the most commonly used tool to measure protein quality because it takes into account both the amino acid composition of the protein and its digestibility in the food source. BV and PER are also measures of protein quality, but they only consider one aspect of protein quality (amino acid composition for BV and growth in animal models for PER). RDA is a recommendation for daily intake of protein, but it is not a measure of protein quality.

The ________ Is the Most Commonly Used Tool to Measure