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As a value, NPU can range from 1 to 0, with a value of 1 indicating 100% utilization of dietary nitrogen as protein and a value of 0 an indication that none of the nitrogen supplied was converted to protein.
 
Certain foodstuffs, such as [[Egg (food)|egg]]s or [[milk]], rate as 1 on aan NPU chart.
 
The [[PDCAAS|Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score]] is a more modern rating for determining protein quality.