Calculating Protein Percentages of Eggs and Peas

[X_and_Z]

Just because a amino acid is in a feed ingredient/s doesn't meen that it can be used, or all of it can be used.

Example being, Soybean meal (48%) protein has .64% Methionine which 91% of Methionine is digestable by chickens so your bird is really getting .58% Methionine and not .64.

I completely agree and the issue is not just specific to protein. Take the egg - raw egg white has a biotin inhibitor that is mostly, but not completely destroyed when the white is cooked. The yolk has a large amount of biotin that is supposed to more than offset the biotin inhibitor in the white. However many people like feeding raw egg whites (the yolks contain almost all the fat in an egg) and are not aware of the biotin inhibitor.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

However many people like feeding raw egg whites (the yolks contain almost all the fat in an egg) and are not aware of the biotin inhibitor.

And I didn't know until one of the recent past posts on this thread that a good portion of the protein is contained IN the YOLK!

 

[X_and_Z]

And I didn't know until one of the recent past posts on this thread that a good portion of the protein is contained IN the YOLK!

I know - the way some people are so focused on egg whites as a protein source can give the impression that yolks are just useless fat. It's sad because while yolks have most of the fat in an egg they also have lots of protein and almost all the vitamins and minerals of the egg.

 

[Akrnaf2]

O this is great Benny.
Everyone is going to see that we are idiots now!

If you cancel your posts I will cancel mine!

 

[Chris2018]

There are two types in the yolk,
BBP ( I ) and BBP ( II ).

 

[Kiki]

There are two types in the yolk,
BBP ( I ) and BBP ( II ).

Two types of what?

 

[Akrnaf2]

I'm using this egg info because it is the first one mentioned in this thread:
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Carb 0
Protein 6g x 4 = 24
Fat 5g x 9 = 45
= 69 kcal ???

Exactly you are a wonderful mathematics expert!

 

[townchicks]

This thread is one of the reasons I love this forum so much. All this math is making my eyes glaze over, but luckily there are folks who are willing to work this out. When you get it, let me know, 'cause if I'm going to have to start feeding eggs to my chickens too, I'm GOING TO NEED MORE CHICKENS! Darn enablers

 

[Kiki]

Exactly you are a wonderful mathematics expert!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

If you cancel your posts I will cancel mine!

I wish neither of you would... it shows our human aspect.

Plus made for plain old good fun to read.