The ratio of delta 15nitrogen (15N) to delta 13carbon (13C) in skeletal remains is a method used to determine diet, where the amount of 13C indicates the magnitude of plant-based foods and the amount of 15N indicates the magnitude of animal protein in the diet.

Authors

• Person: Mr. Vijit Deepani, Prof. A.K. Kapoor Organization: INFLIBNET
  Nutritional Evolution – Human Origin and Evolution

Sources

• Nutritional Evolution – Human Origin and Evolution ebooks.inflibnet.ac.in Mr. Vijit Deepani, Prof. A.K. Kapoor · INFLIBNET via serper

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• diet concept
• plant-based foods concept
• animal protein concept