Amino acid analysis of raw, germinated and steeped maize from same source was carried out. Samples were designated B11 (raw), B22 (germinated) and B33 (steeped). Results were in g/100g. Protein was: B11 (10.9), B22 (13.0), B33 (13.2) with corresponding amino acid (AA) of 77.2, 77.5 and 85.8. Lys was low at B11 (5.09) > B22 (4.82) > B33 (4.65). TEAA values were B11 (36.6, 47.4%), B22 (36.8, 47.4%) and B33 (39.2, 45.6%). EAAI were high at 95.9 – 97.4 with corresponding BV of 92.8 – 94.4. P-PER was moderate at 1.51 – 1.68. Whereas the coefficient of alienation (CA) was low (0.1680 – 0.2353), the index of forecasting efficiency (IFE) was high at 0.7647 – 0.8320 making prediction of relationship easy. In the amino acids characteristics: B11/B22, we have B11 (3/9, 33.3%) < B22 (6/9, 66.7%); in B11/B33, we have B11 (2/9, 22.2%) < B33 (7/9, 77.8%); B22/B33, result was B22 (5/9, 55.6%) > B33 (4/9, 44.4%). B11 < B33 < B22 whereas B22 was just better concentrated than B33 in one EAA (20.1%). Hence recommended usage would be B11 < B33 < B22. However, since IFE > CA in all samples, each sample could carry out biochemical functions at the same level.

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