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Cereal

Albumin

Globulin

Prolamin

Glutelin

Barley

13

12

(hordein) 52

(hordenin) 23

Maize

4

2

(zein) 55

39

Oats

11

56

(avenin) 9

23

Rice

5

10

(oryzin) 5

(oryzenin) 80

Sorghum

6

10

(kafirin) 46

38

Wheat

9

5

(gliadin) 40

(glutenin) 46

TABLE 15:  The approximate protein composition (%) in some cereals, after PAYNE and RHODES, 1982 (in brackets common names of some storage proteins)

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