Table 2 Proximate composition of cereals
From: The impact of the Green Revolution on indigenous crops of India
Cereals | Moisture (%) | Crude protein (%) | Fat (%) | Ash (%) | Crude fiber (%) | Carbohydrates (%) | Thiamine (mg) | Riboflavin (mg) | Niacin (mg) | Ca (mg) | P (mg) | Fe (mg) | Zn (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rough rice | 14.00 | 5.80–7.70 | 1.50–2.30 | 2.90–5.20 | 7.20–10.40 | 64.00–73.00 | 0.26–0.33 | 0.06–0.11 | 2.90–5.60 | 10.00–80.00 | 170.00–390.00 | 1.40–6.00 | 1.70–3.10 |
Brown rice | 7.10–11.60 | 5.90–11.00 | 1.60–2.80 | 0.43–2.34 | 0.22–0.95 | 71.31–84.75 | 0.29–0.61 | 0.04–0.14 | 3.50–5.30 | 10.00–50.00 | 170.00–430.00 | 0.20–5.20 | 0.60–2.80 |
Milled rice | 9.93 | 9.16 | 1.24 | 4.43 | 1.04 | 74.80 | 0.02–0.11 | 0.02–0.06 | 1.30–2.40 | 10.0–30.0 | 80.0–150.0 | 0.20–2.80 | 0.60–2.30 |
Red-colored rice | 9.30–13.10 | 7.16–10.85 | 1.15–3.19 | 0.28–0.61 | 0.82–1.5 | 70.75–81.29 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Chak-haoamubi (Manipur black-colored rice) | 11.60 | 8.80 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 78.00 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Wheat | 12.00 | 11.60 | 2.00 | 1.60 | 2.00 | 71.00 | 0.41 | 0.10 | 5.10 | 30.00 | 315.00 | 3.50 | 2.85 |
Maize | 12.00 | 9.20 | 4.60 | 1.20 | 2.80 | 73.00 | 0.38 | 0.20 | 3.60 | 26.00 | 279.00 | 2.70 | 2.27 |
Sorghum | 12.00 | 10.40 | 3.10 | 1.60 | 2.00 | 70.70 | 0.38 | 0.15 | 4.30 | 25.00 | 274.00 | 5.40 | 1.96 |
Pearl millet | 12.00 | 11.80 | 4.80 | 2.20 | 2.30 | 67.00 | 0.38 | 0.21 | 2.80 | 42.00 | 289.00 | 11.00 | 2.76 |
Finger millet | 12.00 | 7.70 | 1.50 | 2.60 | 3.60 | 72.60 | 0.42 | 0.19 | 1.10 | 350.00 | 210.00 | 3.90 | 2.53 |
Foxtail millet | 12.00 | 11.20 | 4.00 | 3.30 | 6.70 | 63.20 | 0.59 | 0.11 | 3.20 | 31.00 | – | 2.80 | – |
Little millet | 12.00 | 9.70 | 5.20 | 5.40 | 7.60 | 60.90 | 0.30 | 0.09 | 3.20 | 17.00 | 130.00 | 9.30 | 1.82 |
Barnyard millet | 12.00 | 11.00 | 3.90 | 4.50 | 13.60 | 55.00 | 0.33 | 0.10 | 4.20 | 22.0 | – | 18.60 | – |
Kodo millet | 12.00 | 9.80 | 3.60 | 3.30 | 5.20 | 66.60 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 2.00 | 35.00 | 101.00 | 1.70 | 1.65 |