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| Fenugreek |
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Fenugreek
is one of the earliest spices known to man. Ancient Egyptians used
it as a food, medicine and an embalming agent. The ripe, dried fruit
of a quick-growing annual leguminous herb, fenugreek has a strong,
pleasant and quite peculiar odour reminiscent of maple. Traditionally,
fenugreek grows best in well-drained loams with a low rainfall. In
India, this spice is often cultivated as a cover crop in citrus-fruit
groves to take advantage of their leguminous nature. Fenugreek comes
in several well-known varieties such as 'Desi' and 'Champa'. The spice
is exported in its whole and powdered forms as well as in the form
of extracted oil which is extensively used in perfumery.
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NUTRITIONAL
DATA
(100gr, edible portion) |
Fenugreek
seeds |
| Water |
13.7
Grams |
| Food
Energy |
333 Calories |
| Protein |
26.2
Grams |
| Fat |
5.8 Grams |
| Total
Carbohydrate |
44.1 Grams |
| Fibre
Carbonhydrate |
2.5 Grams |
| Ash |
6.4 Grams |
| Calcium |
16.0 Grams |
| Phosphorous |
370
Mg. |
| Sodium |
19.0 Mg. |
| Patassium |
53.0 Grams |
| Iron |
6.5 Mg. |
| Thiamine |
0.34 Meg. |
| Riboflavin |
0.29 Meg. |
| Niacin |
1.1 Mg. |
| Ascorbic
Acid |
8.7
Mg. |
| Vitamin
A Activity |
1.1 International Units |
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| Microbiologicals
Standards |
Typical
Results |
Reject
Levels |
| Total
Viable Count |
2.4x106 |
>107
(cfu/g) |
| Total
Plate Count |
<1,00,000 |
| E
Coli |
1.1x10 |
>103
(cfu/g) |
| B
Cereus |
25.2 |
>103
(cfu/g) |
| Clos
Perfringens |
2.8x10 |
>103
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| Saimonella |
Absent |
Absent |
| yeasts |
Nil/g |
>106
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| Moulds |
1.5x102 |
>106 |
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| Typical
Chemical Standards |
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| Moisture |
6.4
% |
8.0 % |
| Volatile
Oil |
- |
N.A |
| Ash |
5.96
% |
7.0
% |
| Acid
Insoluble Ash |
0.98.% |
2.0
% |
| Lead |
N.A |
N.A |
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