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. 2015 Aug 28;1(3):220–228. doi: 10.1016/j.aninu.2015.08.002

Table 1.

Selected characteristics of sorghum 3# and sorghum #5.

Item Sorghum #3 Sorghum #5 Item, µg/g Sorghum #3 Sorghum #5
Kafirin 50.7 61.5 Total anthocyanin, Abs/(mL·g) 11.55 7.27
Protein 99.4 116.3 Flavan-4ols, Abs/(mL·g) 4.05 4.12
Kafirin proportion, % 51.0 52.9 Luteolinidin 5.58 1.88
Protein solubility, % 49.5 41.2 Apigeninidin 16.84 6.06
5-methoxy-luteolinidin 5.80 2.41
Starch 624 620 7-methoxy-apigeninidin 25.60 11.45
Amylose, % 26.4 27.2 Apigenin 9.25 5.62
Amylopectin, % 73.6 72.8 Luteolin 8.30 4.75
Peak RVA viscosity, cP 4,202 3,750 Eriodictyol 57.29 62.27
Holding RVA viscosity, cP 3,088 3,086 Naringenin 86.51 85.68
Final RVA viscosity, cP 6,644 7,132
Total phenolic acids 545.4 538.1
Total phosphorus 2.95 3.35 Bound phenolic acids 458.0 448.0
Phytate-P 2.35 2.40 Conjugated phenolic acids 53.1 76.0
Phytate-P proportion, % 79.7 71.6 Free conjugated acids 34.3 14.1
Phytate 8.33 8.51
Total ferulic acid 421.7 407.9
Symes PSI texture 10 9 Bound ferulic acid 393.1 374.9
Conjugated ferulic acid 25.6 31.1
Total phenolics, mg GAE/g 3.52 3.59 Free ferulic acid 3.0 1.9
Pigmented testa 0 0

RVA = rapid visco-analysis; GAE = gallic acid equivalents.