 Description
D husk seed consists of last layer of dried ripe seeds of plantago ovata forsk
(fam. plantaginacae).
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Analytical/chemical data
| Purity |
99% |
| Sieve range |
Ground Size |
| Density |
0.50 gm/ml |
| Swelling coefficient (volume of mucilage) |
7.5 ml/gm |
| Moisture content |
8.44% |
| Oil content |
5.305 |
| Proteins (n* 6.25) |
20.49% |
| Fibre content |
19.85% |
| Sugar total |
0.77%G/100G |
| Starch |
1.03%G/100G |
| Assay albumunoids(n*6.25) |
20.35% |
Fatty acid profile :
| Saturated |
Monounsaturated |
Polyunsaturated |
| C16:0 |
11.61 |
C16:1,cis |
00.48 |
C18:2,cis |
41.24 |
| C18:0 |
03.72 |
C18:1,trans |
00.40 |
C18:3,cis |
03.51 |
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15.53% |
C18:1,cis |
38.24 |
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44.75% |
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C20:1,cis |
00.60 |
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39.72% |
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Minerals :
Calcium |
.. as Ca |
0.13 |
Phosphorus |
.. as P |
0.35 |
Magnesium |
.. as Mg |
0.10 |
Potassium |
.. as K |
2.30 |
Sodium |
.. as Na |
0.19 |
Copper |
.. as Cu |
0.0008 |
Molybdenum |
.. as Mo |
N I L |
Chloride |
.. as Cl |
0.006 |
Amino acid profile :
| Lysine |
- 1.24% |
Alanine |
1.06% |
Methionine |
- 0.33 % |
Aspartic acid |
1.28% |
Threonine |
- 0.92 % |
Cysteine |
0.27% |
Leucine |
- 1.51 % |
Glumatic acid |
4.94% |
Isoleucine |
- 1.11 % |
Glycine |
1.56% |
Histidine |
- 0.63 % |
Phenylalanine |
1.00% |
Valine |
- 0.91 % |
Proline |
1.07% |
Arginine |
- 1.87 % |
Serine |
1.06% |
Trypthphan |
- 0.27 % |
Tyrosine |
0.83% |
Uses :
Psyllium d husk seed is broadly used for animal cattle feeds, mainly for milk giving animals. Due to large amount of valuable medicinal properties, it has provided better results as compared to other cattle feeds, more result oriented for the purpose of milk off-take. It is conducive to internals health of milk -yielding cattle.
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