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Celery leaves

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 
celery, krafis, qin, selderij, céleri, sellerie, shalari, sedano, oranda mutsuba, apio
Species 

Apium graveolens L. [Apiaceae]

Synonyms 
Apium dulce Mill., Apium graveolens cv. secalinum Alef., Apium graveolens var. lusitanicum (Mill.) DC., Apium lusitanicum Mill., Apium rapaceum Mill.
Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 
A vegetable only recently introduced in the tropics for cultivation at higher altitudes.
Nutritional aspects
Nutritional attributes 
The leaves, which are rich in protein and carotene, have constituted up to 10% of chick rations, effectively replacing lucerne meal.
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 7.7 4.4 11.0 2
Crude protein % DM 21.5 15.7 27.2 2
Crude fibre % DM 3.5 1
NDF % DM 23.9 1
Ether extract % DM 3.9 0.9 6.9 2
Ash % DM 19.7 19.0 20.3 2
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 16.0 *
 
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Calcium g/kg DM 27.0 1
Phosphorus g/kg DM 17.0 1
 
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
Arginine % protein 4.0 1
Histidine % protein 1.5 1
Isoleucine % protein 3.9 1
Leucine % protein 6.8 1
Lysine % protein 2.4 1
Methionine % protein 2.2 1
Phenylalanine % protein 4.5 1
Threonine % protein 3.4 1
Tryptophan % protein 1.3 1
Valine % protein 4.8 1
 
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb
OM digestibility, ruminants (gas production) % 81 1
ME ruminants (gas production) MJ/kg DM 8.8 1

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

References

FAO/US. Dpt of Health, 1968; Kelley et al., 1953; Tobias Marino et al., 2010

Last updated on 24/10/2012 00:43:57

References
References 
FAO/US. Dpt of Health, 1968. Food composition tables for use in Africa. FAO/U.S. Department Of Health Education and Welfare
Kelley, F. G. ; Baum, R. R., 1953. Protein amino acids, contents of vegetable leaf proteins. J. Agric. Food Chem., 1: 680 web icon
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Datasheet citation 

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