It is high in protein, iron, calcium, and magnesium.
Nutritional Content
Raw Kothamalli Samba
(per 100 g)*
Modern Varieties
(per 100 g)**
Calcium (mg)
29.20
8.11
Iron (mg)
2.10
0.72
Magnesium (mg)
29.10
26.72
Zinc (mg)
1.10
1.08
Protein (g)
9.03
7.94
Dietary fibre (g)
1.14
0.82
Carbohydrate (g)
75.47
78.24
Energy (Kcal)
345.92
356.36
Traditional Rice Varieties of Tamil Nadu: A sourcebook by A.V.Balasubramanian, K.Vijayalakshmi, K.Parimala, Subhashini Sridhar, K.Subramanian, and R.Manigandan. Published by Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS), Chennai. November 2019.
Indian Food Composition Tables by T.Longvah, R.Ananthan, K.Bhaskarachary, and K.Venkaiah. Published by National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Hyderabad. 2017.
