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Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) seeds
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Bambara groundnut seeds, dehulled

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

91.8

Dry matter

% as fed
20.6

Crude protein

% DM
3.6

ADF

% DM
7.8

NDF

% DM

Minerals

4.1

Ash

% DM
0.5

Calcium

g/kg DM
3.5

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Bambara groundnut seeds

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

86.8

Dry matter

% as fed
19.8

Crude protein

% DM
16

ADF

% DM
24.2

NDF

% DM

Minerals

4.4

Ash

% DM
1.4

Calcium

g/kg DM
2.6

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Bambara groundnut seeds, dehulled

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
91.8 %
Crude protein
20.6 %
Crude fibre
5.2 %
NDF
7.8 %
ADF
3.6 %
Lignin
0.3 %
Ether extract
6.3 %
Ash
4.1 %
Gross energy
19.4 %
Starch (polarimetry)
49.1 %
Calcium
0.5 %
Phosphorus
3.5 %
Potassium
11.7 %
Magnesium
2.1 %
Manganese
13 %
Zinc
33 %
Copper
14 %
Iron
34 %
Alanine
4.2 %
Arginine
6.2 %
Aspartic acid
12.4 %
Cystine
0.8 %
Glutamic acid
14 %
Glycine
3.7 %
Histidine
3.9 %
Isoleucine
3.3 %
Leucine
7.2 %
Lysine
6.2 %
Methionine
0.8 %
Phenylalanine
4.4 %
Proline
3.7 %
Serine
4 %
Threonine
4.5 %
Tryptophan
1.2 %
Tyrosine
2.9 %
Valine
3.8 %
Tannins (eq. tannic acid)
2.3 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
92.3 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
90.6 %
ME ruminants
14.4 %
DE ruminants
17.6 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
81.9 %
DE growing pig
15.9 %
NE growing pig
11.5 %
AMEn broiler
10.5 %

Bambara groundnut seeds

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
86.8 %
Crude protein
19.8 %
Crude fibre
10.8 %
NDF
24.2 %
ADF
16 %
Lignin
3.2 %
Ether extract
5.6 %
Ash
4.4 %
Gross energy
19.4 %
Starch (polarimetry)
41.2 %
Calcium
1.4 %
Phosphorus
2.6 %
Potassium
14.6 %
Magnesium
1.9 %
Alanine
4.4 %
Arginine
6.8 %
Aspartic acid
11 %
Cystine
1.5 %
Glutamic acid
16.9 %
Glycine
3.7 %
Histidine
3.1 %
Isoleucine
4.1 %
Leucine
7.6 %
Lysine
6.7 %
Methionine
1.3 %
Phenylalanine
5.5 %
Serine
4.7 %
Threonine
3.5 %
Tryptophan
1.2 %
Tyrosine
3.4 %
Valine
4.9 %
Tannins, condensed (eq. catechin)
0 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
90.6 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
89 %
ME ruminants
14 %
DE ruminants
17.2 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
73.1 %
DE growing pig
14.2 %
NE growing pig
9.9 %