| Component |
Percentage by wt |
|
|
% |
| Rice starch |
73.4 |
| Fiber |
0.8 |
| Protein |
5.8 |
| Moisture |
3–6 |
| Total natural pigment |
<0.33 |
| Ash |
<3 |
| Phosphorus (organic phosphorus 0.02%) |
0.44 |
| Trace elements2 |
Trace |
| Total HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors |
0.4 |
| Monacolin K |
0.2 |
| Monacolin K (hydroxy-acid form) |
0.1 |
| Dihydromonacolin |
<0.01 |
| Monacolin I |
0.03 |
| Monacolin II (hydroxy-acid form) |
<0.01 |
| Monacolin III |
0.02 |
| Monacolin IV |
0.02 |
| Monacolin V |
0.02 |
| Monacolin VI |
0.01 |
| Fatty acids |
|
| Saturated (palmitic and stearic) |
<0.5 |
| Mono- and polyunsaturated such as oleic, linoleic, linolenic, and other fatty acids |
<1.5 |
|
| 1Data are based on unpublished analyses on file with Pharmanex, Inc, Simi Valley, CA. HMG-CoA, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A. |
| 2Calcium, aluminum, iron, manganese, magnesium, copper, and silver. |
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