D Husk Seed

Description D husk seed consists of last layer of dried ripe seeds of plantago ovata forsk (fam. plantaginacae). Analytical/chemical data Purity Sieve range Density Swelling coefficient (volume of mucilage) Moisture content Oil content Proteins (n* 6.25) Fibre content Sugar total Starch Assay albumunoids(n*6.25) 99% Ground Size 0.50 gm/ml 7.5 ml/gm 8.44% 5.305 20.49% 19.85% 0.77%G/100G 1.03%G/100G 20.35%

Fatty acid profile : Saturated C16:0 C18:0 11.61 03.72 15.53% Monounsaturated C16:1,cis C18:1,trans C18:1,cis C20:1,cis 00.48 00.40 38.24 00.60 Polyunsaturated C18:2,cis C18:3,cis 41.24 03.51 44.75%

39.72%

Minerals : Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium Potassium Sodium Copper Molybdenum Chloride .. as Ca .. as P .. as Mg .. as K .. as Na .. as Cu .. as Mo .. as Cl 0.13 0.35 0.10 2.30 0.19 0.0008 NIL 0.006

Amino acid profile : Lysine Methionine Threonine Leucine Isoleucine Histidine Valine Arginine Trypthphan - 1.24% - 0.33 % - 0.92 % - 1.51 % - 1.11 % - 0.63 % - 0.91 % - 1.87 % - 0.27 % Alanine Aspartic acid Cysteine Glumatic acid Glycine Phenylalanine Proline Serine Tyrosine 1.06% 1.28% 0.27% 4.94% 1.56% 1.00% 1.07% 1.06% 0.83%

Uses :

Psyllium d husk seed is broadly used for animal cattle feeds, mainly for milk giving animals. Due to large amount of valuable medicinal properties, it has provided better results as compared to other cattle feeds, more result oriented for the purpose of milk off-take. It is conducive to internals health of milk -yielding cattle.