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Bitter gourd (Mormordica charantia), seed

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 51.1 15.8 25.4 79.3 15  
Crude protein % DM 22.2 6 12 31.5 16  
Crude fibre % DM 23.7 6.8 18 38.1 13  
Ether extract % DM 35.9 9.4 11.5 45.2 15  
Ash % DM 3.5 2 2.1 9.7 13  
Starch (enzymatic) % DM 2.1   1.5 2.7 2  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 26.8         *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 1 0.5 0.5 2.7 14  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 7.7   7.4 8 2  
Potassium g/kg DM 7.5   6.4 8.6 2  
Sodium g/kg DM 0.26 0.11 0.09 0.51 14  
Magnesium g/kg DM 1.1 1.4 0.5 4.4 14  
Sulfur g/kg DM 2   2 2 2  
Manganese mg/kg DM 16   12 20 2  
Zinc mg/kg DM 66 23 40 130 14  
Copper mg/kg DM 139 149 20 550 14  
Iron mg/kg DM 59 22 10 102 14  

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

Bakare et al., 2010; Horax et al., 2010; Rathnayake et al., 2018; Sowbaghya et al., 2019

Last updated on 13/09/2021 17:07:50

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