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Corozo (Phytelephas macrocarpa)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Datasheet

Description
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Common names 
Corozo, corozo nut, tagua palm, ivory palm
Related feed(s) 
Description 
Slow-growing palm, native to South America but subsequently introduced in other tropical countries. The large white seeds, contained in large round clusters of spiky fruits at the base of the palm, become very hard as they ripen and furnish what is known as vegetable ivory. The seeds were used for making buttons and other ornamental articles, but with the use of new synthetic resins this manufacture has almost ceased. Other palm nuts were also used as a source of vegetable ivory - for instance, doum palm nuts (see Hyphaene spp.).
Nutritional aspects
Nutritional attributes 
The kernels can be ground into ivory nut meals, which serves mainly as an energy source, as the nuts are largely composed of the carbohydrate mannan. The meal can be used for all classes of livestock in mixed rations without any particular restrictions.
Nutritional tables
Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value 

Avg: average or predicted value; SD: standard deviation; Min: minimum value; Max: maximum value; Nb: number of values (samples) used

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Dry matter % as fed 87.9 1
Crude protein % DM 5.3 1
Crude fibre % DM 9.3 1
Ether extract % DM 1.6 1
Ash % DM 1.5 1
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.1 *
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, Ruminant % 80.0 1
ME ruminants (FAO, 1982) MJ/kg DM 12.3 1
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 25.2 1
 
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 75.5 *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 13.7 *

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

Maymone et al., 1950

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:44:03

References
Datasheet citation 

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