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Balsam apple (Momordica balsamina)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Datasheet

Description
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Common names 
Pomme de merveille, balsam apple, wonder apple
Species 

Momordica balsamina L. [Cucurbitaceae]

Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 
High slender climbing annual with thin glabrous leaves and orange oval fruit 5-10 cm long.
Distribution 
Common in dry regions of the tropics all over the world.
Nutritional aspects
Ruminants 
Relished by camels.
Nutritional tables
Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value 

Avg: average or predicted value; SD: standard deviation; Min: minimum value; Max: maximum value; Nb: number of values (samples) used

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Crude protein % DM 24.8 1
Crude fibre % DM 21.1 1
Ether extract % DM 1.0 1
Ash % DM 15.7 1
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 17.2 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 14.4 1
Phosphorus g/kg DM 2.9 1
Potassium g/kg DM 37.5 1
Sodium g/kg DM 0.5 1
Magnesium g/kg DM 7.6 1

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

References

Bartha, 1970

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:43:40

References
References 
Bartha, R., 1970. Fodder plants in the Sahel zone of Africa. München, Weltforum Verlag
Behera, T. K. ; John, K. J. ; Bharathi, L. K. ; Karuppaiyan, L., 2011. Momordica. In: Kole C. (eds) Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 217-246 web icon
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Datasheet citation 

DATASHEET UNDER CONSTRUCTION. DO NOT QUOTE. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/125 Last updated on March 16, 2010, 17:13

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