Composition.
The mean of five analyses:—
|
Per cent. |
Moisture |
10.79 |
Nitrogenous matter |
20.08 |
Starchy matter |
61.59 |
Fatty or oily matter |
4.57 |
Mineral constituents (ash) |
2.97 |
Total |
100.00 |
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165. | Chick pea, Cicer arietinum, Lucknow. |
166. | Chick pea, Cicer arietinum, Bengal. |
167. | Pigeon pea, Cajanus indicus, Madras. |
This pea is a particular favourite. When husked and split, it constutes the kind of "dhol" which, when procurable, most commonly enters, withice, into the formation of the vegetable curry of the Hindoo.