Patent ID: 7029720

Claim:
A decorticated finger millet having the following physicochemical characteristics: (a) Appearance: Spherical and opaque (b) Color: Light Cream (c) Whiteness Index: 10.8 (d) Hardness: about 7.1 Kg/cm 2 (e) 1000 kernel weight: about 2.6 g (f) 1000 kernel volume: about 1.7 ml (g) Protein: about 6.3 g/100 g (h) Fat: about 0.9 g/100 g (i) Minerals: about 1.0 g/100 g (j) Acid insoluble ash: about 0.07 g/100 g (k) Calcium: about 1.80 g/100 g (l) Dietary Fiber: about 14.7 g/100 g (m) Available carbohydrate (% by difference): about 66.5 g/100 g (n) Phosphorous: about 109 mg/100 g (o) Phytate (%): about 142 mg/100 g (p) Polyphenols (mg %) (Catechin equiva- about 67 mg/100 g lent): (q) Cooking time: about 5 minutes.