Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grains

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. "Wild Grains." Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grains. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1996.

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Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I, Grains

EGYPTIAN GRASS

Main Components^a		Essential Amino Acids
Food energy (Kc)	323	Cystine	1.5
Protein (g)	11.8	Isoleucine	4.8
Carbohydrate (g)	65	Leucine	9.9
Fat (g)	1.7	Lysine	2.0
Fiber (g)	4.0	Methionine	3.2
Ash (g)	7.5	Phenylalanine	6.8
Calcium (mg)	963	Threonine	3.5
Copper (mg)	0.6	Tyrosine	3.7
Iron (mg)	10.9	Valine	5.8
Magnesium (mg)	198
Manganese (mg)	38.3
Phosphorus (mg)	351
Potassium (mg)	270
Zinc (mg)	6
^a Assuming 10 percent moisture.