Coix lachryma-jobi

Adlay, Job's tears

Robust broad-leaved loose-growing branched grass up to 1.5 m high. The seeds of various colours - yellow, purple, white or brown - are popular ornamental beads. Cultivated as a fodder crop, and the grain from cereal varieties can be used after grinding for poultry feed. Suitable for silage.

							As % of dry matter
						DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ref
Fresh, early vegetative,
India						29.9	8.5	27.9	8.9	2.8	51.9	442
Fresh, milk stage, Venezuela						38.3	7.0	32.0	11.4	7.2	42.4	537
Seeds, Colombia						90.1	8.1	17.0	5.9	3.6	65.4	"
		Amino acid composition as % of crude protein
Seed											Ref	80
Arg	Cys	Gly	Hys	Ils	Leu	Lys	Met	Phe	Thr	Try	Tyr	Val
4.4	1.7	2.8	2.3	4.0 14.4		1.9	3.0	4.8	3.1	-	4.2	5.6