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Determination of protein content in some foodstaffs using 14 MeV NAA

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The protein content of various corn-meals /rice, lupine, sorghum, pumpkin, linseed, water melon, tomato/ collected from Egypt and the USA have been determined by 14 MeV neutron activation analysis via14N/n, 2n/13N reaction. Non-conventional sources like tea and coffee residues were also investigated. The concentrations of trace elements determined by the X-ray fluorescence technique show definite differences even for a given type of seed produced in different geographical regions.

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  1. Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt

    M. B. Abdel Samei, M. A. Elshafie & M. Hanna

  2. Institute of Experimental Physics, Kossuth University, Pf. 105, H-4001, Debrecen, Hungary

    J. Csikai & M. Juhász

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Abdel Samei, M.B., Elshafie, M.A., Hanna, M. et al. Determination of protein content in some foodstaffs using 14 MeV NAA. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 103, 81–85 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02162763

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