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Old Sat, May-15-04, 20:15
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Plan: TSP/PPLP/low-cal/My own
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Originally Posted by PacNW
If you move the corn out of the developed world, with its continuing obsession with obesity, the high protein and fat content might make the modified corn a perfect candidate to be grown in countries where protein deficiency is a major nutritional issue.


The problem is that the protein in corn is incomplete. So no matter how much is in there, it won't cure anyone's protein deficiency without proper combining, which is also iffy as to whether it works or not. Soy is the only vegetable-based source of protein that comes anywhere near to a complete protein and even it is not complete.

I have an Excel spreadsheet of my most commonly eaten foods and their nutrition. In the vegetables section, I don't even include the protein counts. They only add calories as far as I'm concerned.
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