 | Abstract 350Heat-treated castor oil bean (Ricinus communis): a potential livestock protein-supplement in the tropics.Okorie,-AU; Anugwa,-FOI; Anamelechi,GC; Nwaiwu,-J Dep. Animal Science, Univ. Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. NutritionReports-International. 1985, 32: 3, 659-666; 17 ref. Crude protein in castor oil beans (Ricinus communis) was 32.8, 35.2 or 39.8% depending on whether the beans were whole, defatted or decorticated, ether extract was 15.5, crude fibre 11.4, ash 5.2, nitrogen-free extract 31.5, calcium 0.008, phoshporus 0.25 and magnesium 0.005%, carotene 11.3 mg/kg, gross energy 5.05 kcal/g and hydrocyanic acid 11.2 mg/kg. The ricin component was destroyed by roasting at 140øC for 20 min; crude protein was decreased from 32.8 to 24.4% by roasting. This abstract relates to the following species: |