Abstract 359

Shanmugasundaram,-T; Venkataraman,-LV

Central Food Technological Research Inst., Mysore 570 013, India.

Journal-of-the-Science-of-Food-and-Agriculture. 1985, 36: 11, 1189-1192; 9 ref.

Defatted madhuca flour is toxic due to the presence of saponins. Alcohol, 20-95%, was used to remove the saponins and it was found that two stage extraction with 60% ethanol removed 90% of the saponins. When rats were given diets with 10 and 15% protein as extracted flour protein efficiency ratios were 0.8 and 1.5, respectively. There was no ill effects other than minor cytoplasmic vacuolation in liver and kidneys. The use of extracted madhuca flour in poultry rations seems promising.