NUTRIENT CONTENT OF INSULIN PLANT
The analysis of leaves from the insulin plant revealed a lipid fraction composed of
- 8% water (1.87%)
- 85% protein (1.05%)
- 83% lipid (0.02%)
- Linolenic acid (16.0%)
- palmitic (26.3%),
- stearic acids (7.7%)
- ash (1.35%)
- carbohydrate (6.89%)
The most abundant minerals were,