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Plantain banana leaves, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

20.7

Dry matter

% as fed

9.5

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

11.4

Ash

% DM

16.7

Calcium

g/kg DM

1.2

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Plantain banana shoots, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

8.7

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

17.1

Ash

% DM

Banana, aerial part, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

Dry matter

% as fed

16.6

Crude protein

% DM

31.5

ADF

% DM

NDF

% DM

Minerals

11.1

Ash

% DM

Banana stalks, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

7.2

Dry matter

% as fed

5.1

Crude protein

% DM

45.3

ADF

% DM

57.7

NDF

% DM

Minerals

15.4

Ash

% DM

7.5

Calcium

g/kg DM

2.9

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Plantain banana trunk, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

6.9

Dry matter

% as fed

3.5

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

11.3

Ash

% DM

Calcium

g/kg DM

0.9

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Banana leaves, dehydrated

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

94.3

Dry matter

% as fed

14.6

Crude protein

% DM

ADF

% DM

55.7

NDF

% DM

Minerals

8.9

Ash

% DM

7.5

Calcium

g/kg DM

2.4

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Banana shoots, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

7.7

Crude protein

% DM

Minerals

16.2

Ash

% DM

8.1

Calcium

g/kg DM

2.6

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Plantain banana leaves, fresh

Average nutritional values

Dry matter

20.7 %

Crude protein

9.5 %

Crude fibre

28.6 %

Ether extract

5.6 %

Ash

11.4 %

Gross energy

18.1 %

Calcium

16.7 %

Phosphorus

1.2 %

Potassium

25.1 %

Magnesium

3.6 %

Plantain banana shoots, fresh

Average nutritional values

Crude protein

8.7 %

Crude fibre

47.2 %

Ether extract

2.8 %

Ash

17.1 %

Gross energy

17.1 %

Energy digestibility, growing pig

16 %

DE growing pig

2.7 %

Banana, aerial part, fresh

Average nutritional values

Dry matter

16 %

Crude protein

16.6 %

Crude fibre

26.1 %

NDF

55 %

ADF

31.5 %

Lignin

8.5 %

Ether extract

0.8 %

Ash

11.1 %

Gross energy

17.7 %

OM digestibility, ruminants

74 %

Energy digestibility, ruminants

70.4 %

ME ruminants

9.9 %

Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants

54.7 %

DE ruminants

12.4 %

ME ruminants (FAO, 1982)

9.9 %

Banana stalks, fresh

Average nutritional values

Dry matter

7.2 %

Crude protein

5.1 %

Crude fibre

28.9 %

NDF

57.7 %

ADF

45.3 %

Lignin

8.8 %

Ether extract

3.5 %

Ash

15.4 %

Gross energy

16.6 %

Calcium

7.5 %

Phosphorus

2.9 %

Potassium

53.5 %

Sodium

0.7 %

Magnesium

9.2 %

Zinc

129 %

Copper

4 %

Iron

310 %

Energy digestibility, growing pig

44.7 %

DE growing pig

7.4 %

Plantain banana trunk, fresh

Average nutritional values

Dry matter

6.9 %

Crude protein

3.5 %

Crude fibre

23.7 %

Ether extract

1.5 %

Ash

11.3 %

Gross energy

16.7 %

Calcium

7 %

Phosphorus

0.9 %

Potassium

40.8 %

Magnesium

3.7 %

Energy digestibility, growing pig

53 %

DE growing pig

8.8 %

Banana leaves, dehydrated

Average nutritional values

Dry matter

94.3 %

Crude protein

14.6 %

Crude fibre

27.9 %

NDF

55.7 %

ADF

40 %

Lignin

8.2 %

Ether extract

7.7 %

Ash

8.9 %

Gross energy

19.3 %

Calcium

7.5 %

Phosphorus

2.4 %

Banana shoots, fresh

Average nutritional values

Crude protein

7.7 %

Crude fibre

48.2 %

Ether extract

5.8 %

Ash

16.2 %

Gross energy

17.9 %

Calcium

8.1 %

Phosphorus

2.6 %

Energy digestibility, growing pig

14.4 %

DE growing pig

2.6 %