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the germ (McDonough 1986). The high oil content<br />

and enzyme activities of the germ have a major effect<br />

on keeping properties and nutritional value of milled<br />

products. Thorough removal of the germ improves<br />

the flour storage stability, and decreases the nutritional<br />

value. The phosphorus content of the germ is<br />

high (Hoseney and Varriano-Marston 1981) which<br />

was confirmed by McDonough (1986).<br />

Figure 1 1 . Peripheral ( A ) , corneous (B), and floury ( C ) endosperm sections of a pearl millet kernel, (al=<br />

aleurone; m = protein matrix; pb = protein bodies; sg = starch granules; and cw = cell wall.)<br />

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