The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 23

Composition

Composition.

The mean of two analyses of this grain gives:—
Per cen
Moisture 12.35
Nitrogenous matter 9.35
Starchy matter 74.62
Fatty or oily matter 2.02
Mineral constituents (ash) 1.66
Total 100.00
98. Cumboo, Penicillaria spicata, Madras.
99. Cumboo, Pnicillaria spicata.