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Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), aerial part, fresh

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

13.8

Dry matter

% as fed
18.8

Crude protein

% DM
21.5

ADF

% DM
45.8

NDF

% DM

Minerals

26.4

Ash

% DM
16

Calcium

g/kg DM
2.4

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), grain

Essential Nutritional Indicators (Avg)

88.2

Dry matter

% as fed
13.6

Crude protein

% DM
4.1

ADF

% DM
15.8

NDF

% DM

Minerals

3.7

Ash

% DM
2.8

Calcium

g/kg DM
3.9

Phosphorus

g/kg DM

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), aerial part, fresh

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
13.8 %
Crude protein
18.8 %
Crude fibre
18.7 %
NDF
45.8 %
ADF
21.5 %
Ether extract
4.4 %
Ash
26.4 %
Gross energy
15.4 %
Calcium
16 %
Phosphorus
2.4 %
Potassium
75.7 %
Sodium
61.94 %
Magnesium
9.2 %
Zinc
200 %
Copper
121 %
Iron
847 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
81.8 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
78.2 %
ME ruminants
9.5 %
DE ruminants
12.1 %
DE rabbit
7.4 %
Energy digestibility, rabbit
47.7 %
DM digestibility, pepsin
75 %

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), grain

Average nutritional values

Dry matter
88.2 %
Crude protein
13.6 %
Crude fibre
3 %
NDF
15.8 %
ADF
4.1 %
Lignin
1.3 %
Ether extract
7 %
Ash
3.7 %
Gross energy
19.1 %
Starch (enzymatic)
64.2 %
Starch (polarimetry)
61.6 %
Total sugars
3.5 %
Calcium
2.8 %
Phosphorus
3.9 %
Potassium
18.3 %
Sodium
12.08 %
Chlorine
1.5 %
Magnesium
3.3 %
Sulfur
1.9 %
Manganese
31 %
Zinc
33 %
Copper
31 %
Iron
182 %
Alanine
4 %
Arginine
7.5 %
Aspartic acid
8.8 %
Cystine
1.8 %
Glutamic acid
12.6 %
Glycine
5.2 %
Histidine
2.7 %
Isoleucine
2.9 %
Leucine
6 %
Lysine
4.7 %
Methionine
1.5 %
Methionine+cystine
3.3 %
Phenylalanine
3.6 %
Phenylalanine+tyrosine
6.3 %
Proline
4.2 %
Serine
4.3 %
Threonine
3.4 %
Tryptophan
0.8 %
Tyrosine
2.7 %
Valine
3.7 %
OM digestibility, ruminants
88.1 %
Energy digestibility, ruminants
86.1 %
ME ruminants
13.7 %
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants
71.5 %
Energy digestibility, growing pig
84.8 %
DE growing pig
16.2 %
MEn growing pig
15.7 %
NE growing pig
12.4 %
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig
82.5 %
DE rabbit
15.4 %
MEn rabbit
14.9 %
Energy digestibility, rabbit
80.5 %
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit
68.1 %
Myristic acid C14:0
0.5 %
Palmitic acid C16:0
10.6 %
Palmitoleic acid C16:1
0.2 %
Stearic acid C18:0
0.7 %
Oleic acid C18:1
25.6 %
Linoleic acid C18:2
47.5 %
Linolenic acid C18:3
6 %
AMEn cockerel
15.4 %
AMEn broiler
15.1 %