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In general, plant proteins are used _____ efficiently as animal proteins to build proteins in the human body.

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In general, plant proteins are used less efficiently as animal proteins to build proteins in the human body.
This is because there are many differences between plant proteins and animal proteins - primarily those concerning the combinations of amino acids. Plant proteins have such combinations that do not allow them to be as efficient as proteins found in animals.
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