A nutrition class is learning about the relationship between protein and nitrogen. The assignment given to the class is to calculate how many grams of nitrogen are provided by 80 g of protein. What is the correct answer expressed in whole grams?
A) 13 g B) 20 g C) 27 g D) 34 g
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Eighty grams of protein provides approximately 13 g of nitrogen. The total amount of protein consumed (in grams) is divided by 6.25 because protein is 16% nitrogen by weight (80 g รท 6.25 = 13 g).
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