zein
protein
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nutritional value in corn
- In cereal processing: Corn
…ordinary corn is the prolamin zein, constituting half of the total protein. On hydrolysis zein yields only very small amounts of tryptophan or lysine, making it low in biological value. The proteins of corn, like those of most cereals other than wheat, do not provide an elastic gluten.
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