Luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca), seeds
Whole seeds
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 95.7 | 1 | ||||
| Crude protein | % DM | 27.7 | 25.6 | 29.9 | 2 | ||
| Crude fibre | % DM | 4.8 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 2 | ||
| Ether extract | % DM | 28.3 | 25.6 | 30.9 | 2 | ||
| Ash | % DM | 6.0 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 2 | ||
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 24.3 | * | ||||
| Amino acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Alanine | % protein | 3.6 | 1 | ||||
| Arginine | % protein | 7.8 | 1 | ||||
| Aspartic acid | % protein | 9.9 | 1 | ||||
| Cystine | % protein | 1.7 | 1 | ||||
| Glutamic acid | % protein | 13.6 | 1 | ||||
| Glycine | % protein | 5.0 | 1 | ||||
| Histidine | % protein | 2.0 | 1 | ||||
| Isoleucine | % protein | 3.8 | 1 | ||||
| Leucine | % protein | 5.7 | 1 | ||||
| Lysine | % protein | 4.2 | 1 | ||||
| Methionine | % protein | 1.9 | 1 | ||||
| Phenylalanine | % protein | 4.1 | 1 | ||||
| Proline | % protein | 2.7 | 1 | ||||
| Serine | % protein | 2.8 | 1 | ||||
| Threonine | % protein | 3.3 | 1 | ||||
| Tyrosine | % protein | 1.6 | 1 | ||||
| Valine | % protein | 3.7 | 1 | ||||
| Fatty acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Palmitic acid C16:0 | % fatty acids | 12.3 | 1 | ||||
| Stearic acid C18:0 | % fatty acids | 6.9 | 1 | ||||
| Oleic acid C18:1 | % fatty acids | 28.3 | 1 | ||||
| Linoleic acid C18:2 | % fatty acids | 50.1 | 1 | ||||
| Linolenic acid C18:3 | % fatty acids | 0.0 | 1 | ||||
| Secondary metabolites | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Tannins (eq. tannic acid) | g/kg DM | 3.6 | 1 |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Dairo, 2008; Elemo et al., 2011; Karaye et al., 2013
Last updated on 05/08/2014 20:15:40
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