The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 23

Composition

Composition.

Of a husked sample from Bombay:—
Per cent.
Moisture 12.50
Nitrogenous matter 24.65
Starchy matter 59.34
Fatty or oily matter 1.14
Mineral constituents (ash) 2.37
Total 100.00
175. Lentils, Ervum lens, Bengal.
176. Lentils, Ervum lens, Madras.