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Fonio (Digitaria exilis) grain, dehulled

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

91.2

Dry matter

% as fed
7.5

Crude protein

% DM
1.2

ADF

% DM
8.4

NDF

% DM

Minerals

2

Ash

% DM
0.2

Calcium

g/kg DM
1.6

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Fonio (Digitaria exilis), grain

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

89.1

Dry matter

% as fed
8.6

Crude protein

% DM
7.3

ADF

% DM
23.1

NDF

% DM

Minerals

3.9

Ash

% DM
0.8

Calcium

g/kg DM
2.5

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Fonio (Digitaria exilis) grain, dehulled

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
91.2 %
Crude protein
7.5 %
Crude fibre
0.7 %
NDF
8.4 %
ADF
1.2 %
Lignin
0.7 %
Ether extract
1.8 %
Ash
2 %
Insoluble ash
2.2 %
Gross energy
17.8 %
Starch (polarimetry)
86.5 %
Total sugars
0.2 %
Calcium
0.2 %
Phosphorus
1.6 %
Potassium
1.2 %
Sodium
0.16 %
Magnesium
0.9 %
Sulfur
1.6 %
Manganese
29 %
Zinc
27 %
Copper
4 %
Iron
76 %
Alanine
9 %
Arginine
3.6 %
Aspartic acid
6.7 %
Cystine
2.6 %
Glutamic acid
21.2 %
Glycine
3 %
Histidine
2.2 %
Isoleucine
4.2 %
Leucine
9.9 %
Lysine
2.5 %
Methionine
5.6 %
Methionine+cystine
8.2 %
Phenylalanine
5.8 %
Phenylalanine+tyrosine
8.8 %
Proline
6 %
Serine
5.3 %
Threonine
3.7 %
Tryptophan
1.4 %
Tyrosine
2.9 %
Valine
5.4 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
93.8 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
90.6 %
ME ruminants
13.7 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
68.2 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
94.1 %
DE growing pig
16.8 %
MEn growing pig
16.4 %
NE growing pig
13.3 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
88.1 %
DE rabbit
15.5 %
Myristic acid C14:0
0.1 %
Palmitic acid C16:0
15.4 %
Palmitoleic acid C16:1
0.3 %
Stearic acid C18:0
3.2 %
Oleic acid C18:1
31.3 %
Linoleic acid C18:2
47 %
Linolenic acid C18:3
1.1 %
AMEn cockerel
15.6 %
AMEn broiler
15.5 %

Fonio (Digitaria exilis), grain

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
89.1 %
Crude protein
8.6 %
Crude fibre
6 %
NDF
23.1 %
ADF
7.3 %
Lignin
1.4 %
Ether extract
3.9 %
Ash
3.9 %
Insoluble ash
6 %
Gross energy
18.2 %
Starch (polarimetry)
68 %
Total sugars
1 %
Calcium
0.8 %
Phosphorus
2.5 %
Magnesium
31.2 %
Manganese
8 %
Zinc
32 %
Copper
4 %
Iron
346 %
Alanine
9 %
Arginine
3.6 %
Aspartic acid
6.7 %
Cystine
2.6 %
Glutamic acid
21.2 %
Glycine
3 %
Histidine
2.2 %
Isoleucine
4.2 %
Leucine
9.9 %
Lysine
2.5 %
Methionine
5.6 %
Methionine+cystine
8.2 %
Phenylalanine
5.8 %
Phenylalanine+tyrosine
8.8 %
Proline
6 %
Serine
5.3 %
Threonine
3.7 %
Tryptophan
1.4 %
Tyrosine
2.9 %
Valine
5.4 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
92.1 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
89.2 %
ME ruminants
13.6 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
70.9 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
74.1 %
DE growing pig
13.5 %
MEn growing pig
13.2 %
NE growing pig
10.7 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
75.6 %
DE rabbit
14.2 %
Myristic acid C14:0
0.1 %
Palmitic acid C16:0
15.4 %
Palmitoleic acid C16:1
0.3 %
Stearic acid C18:0
3.2 %
Oleic acid C18:1
31.3 %
Linoleic acid C18:2
47 %
Linolenic acid C18:3
1.1 %
AMEn cockerel
13.3 %
AMEn broiler
13.1 %