Constituent Range
Protein (%)
Water Soluble Protein (%)
Lysine (%)
Starch (%)
Amylose (%)
Soluble Sugars (%)
Reducing Sugars (%)
Crude Fibre (%)
Fat (%)
Ash (%)
Minerals
(mg/100g):
a. Calcium
b. Phosphorous
c. Iron
Vitamins (mg/100g):
Thaimine
Naicin
Riboflavin
Anti-nutritional factors:
Tannin (%)
Phytic acid (mg/100g) as Phytin Phosphate
4.40 - 21.10
0.30 – 0.90
1.06 – 3.64
55.60 – 75.20
21.20 – 30.20
0.70 – 4.20
0.05 – 0.53
1.00 – 3.40
2.10 – 7.60
1.30 – 3.30

11.00 – 586.00
167.00 – 751.00
0.90 – 20.0

0.24 – 0.54
2.90 – 6.40
0.10 – 0.20

0.1 – 7.22
875 - 2211.9
Source : Hulse et al., (1980); Subramanian and Jambunathan (1984), Makokha et al, 2002
Table 1: Nutrient Composition of Sorghum Grain.