THE CEREALS. 39 



equivalent of the oil present. In the following table the first 

 column of figures give the nutrient-ratio, the second the percentage 

 of albuminoids, and the third, the nutrient-value, or the added 

 percentage of albuminoids, of starch, and of oil translated into its 

 starch-equivalent. 



Nutrient-ratio, or Albuminoids, 



Name of Cereal. A ,, , , Ct u r Nutrient-value. 



Albuminoids to Starch, percentage ol. 



1. Eleusine coracana... ... i 13 ... 5^9 ... 84 



2. Paspalum scrobiculatum ... i 



3. Oryza sativa ... ... i 



4. Panicum frumentaceum ... i 



5. Panicum miliare ... ... i 



6. Zea Mays ... ... ... i 



7. Sorghum vulgare ... ... i 



8. Panicum colonum... ... i 



9. Pennisetum typhoideum ... i 



10. Setaria italica ... ... i 



11. Sorghum saccharatum ... i 



12. Bambusa arundinacea ... i 



13. Hordeum vulgare... ... i 



14. Panicum miliaceum ... i 



15. Triticum sativum ... ... i 



It will be seen from the above tabular statement that Indian 

 wheat (15), and Indian millet (14), present a nutrient-ratio 

 not far removed from that of a standard diet (i 15); while 

 Ragi (i), and Koda Millet (2), and Rice (3) are very deficient 

 in their proportion of albuminoids or flesh-formers. 



KODA MILLET. 

 Paspalum scrobiculaium, L. 



Sanskrit Koradusha, Kodrava. 



Hind. Kodaka. Beng. Koda. Punjab Kodra. North- West Provinces Kodon, 



Marsi. Telugu Allu. Gtijrat Menya. 

 Bombay Kodra, Harik. Sinhalese Wal-amu. Tamil Waragu. 



This erect grass, which grows to a height of i to 2 feet, is 

 frequent in tropical and sub-tropical Asia, and is largely grown, 

 especially on poor soils. The seed is sown in June and July, 

 the harvest takes place in October and November. It is used 

 in the districts of Mirzapur, Gorakhpur, Patna, Shahabad, 



10-8 ... 7-3 ... 86^ 



9-5 ... 8-4 ... 88 



8-4 ... 9-1 ... 85 



8-3 ... 9'5 



8-2 ... 9-3 ... 86 



8 9-6 ... 85 



7'6 ... io'4 ... 



7'4 ... io'8 ... 91 



6-4 ... n-8 ... 87 



6-4 ... n-8 ... 87 



6-3 ... 11-5 ... 84^ 



6 ... i2'6 ... 89 



5-2 ... 135 ... 



