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Bitter gourd (Mormordica charantia), fruit, fresh

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 9.2 3.8 6.8 16.8 6  
Crude protein % DM 15.5 7.2 8.5 27.9 7  
Crude fibre % DM 11.4   10.1 13.6 3  
Neutral detergent fibre % DM 52.5       1  
Acid detergent fibre % DM 31.6       1  
Ether extract % DM 6.4 3.6 0.8 9.7 7  
Ash % DM 8.8 1.3 7.4 10.5 5  
Starch (enzymatic) % DM 4.1   3 4.9 3  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.5         *
               
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Alanine g/16g N 6.1       1  
Aspartic acid g/16g N 11.4       1  
Glutamic acid g/16g N 18.4       1  
Glycine g/16g N 6.7       1  
Histidine g/16g N 2.9       1  
Isoleucine g/16g N 5.1       1  
Leucine g/16g N 9.2       1  
Lysine g/16g N 3.4       1  
Methionine g/16g N 0.3       1  
Phenylalanine g/16g N 5.5       1  
Phenylalanine+tyrosine g/16g N 8.2         *
Proline g/16g N 5.4       1  
Serine g/16g N 1.8       1  
Threonine g/16g N 2.8       1  
Tyrosine g/16g N 2.8       1  
Valine g/16g N 6.8       1  
               
Fatty acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Myristic acid C14:0 % fatty acids 0.2       1  
Palmitic acid C16:0 % fatty acids 21       1  
Palmitoleic acid C16:1 % fatty acids 0.2       1  
Stearic acid C18:0 % fatty acids 16.4       1  
Oleic acid C18:1 % fatty acids 4.4       1  
Linoleic acid C18:2 % fatty acids 11.8       1  
Linolenic acid C18:3 % fatty acids 21       1  
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 2.4 0.9 1.4 3.8 6  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 6.2 2.8 2.3 9.2 5  
Potassium g/kg DM 44.2   32.4 57.5 3  
Sodium g/kg DM 0.23   0.16 0.26 3  
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.7   1.2 3.6 4  
Sulfur g/kg DM 1.2   1.1 1.4 3  
Manganese mg/kg DM 33   31 36 3  
Zinc mg/kg DM 42   33 57 4  
Copper mg/kg DM 20   13 35 4  
Iron mg/kg DM 92 77 37 237 6  
               
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 54.2         *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 10         *
               
Ruminants nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 87.6         *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 85.2         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 12.9         *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 79.3         *
Dry matter degradability (effective, k=6%) % 59       1 *
Dry matter degradability (effective, k=4%) % 65         *
a (DM) % 33       1  
b (DM) % 54       1  
c (DM) h-1 0.058       1  
               
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 10.2         *
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 55.1         *

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

References

Bakare et al., 2010; Behera et al., 2011; Horax et al., 2010; Suchitra et al., 2008; Yuwai et al., 1991

Last updated on 13/09/2021 16:56:34

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