Rice is deficient in which of following essential amino acids?

Options

A. Lysine
B. Leucine
C. Valine
D. Both (1) and (2)

Answer

A

Explanation

A diet consisting mainly of rice is not an adequate diet because it is deficient is lysine and threonine which are essential amino acids required for growth and maintenance of health and hence their dificiency has to be supplemented by other protein rich diets like pulses.