Research Article
Nutritional and Biological Evaluation of Leaves of Mangifera indica from Mauritius
Table 1
Proximal composition expressed in % (dry basis) of Mangifera indica.
| | Constituents (%) | Mangifera indica (dauphiné Mauritian variety) | Mangifera indica (Nigerian variety) | Mangifera indica (Laos variety) | Major fodder trees (Nepal) |
| | Ash | 12.61 | 10 | — | (5 to 17) | | CF | 3.92 | 0.48 | — | — | | CP | 13.60 | 20.38 | 6.90 | (11 to 22) | | NDF | 35.32 | 43.14 | 50.10 | (27 to 75) | | ADF | 34.98 | 51.48 | — | (20 to 54) | | ADL | 12.86 | 2.47 | — | (6 to 35) | | HC | 0.34 | 8.34 | — | (1 to 31) | | CEL | 22.12 | 49.01 | — | (13 to 33) | | Calcium | 2.15 | — | — | >1 | | Phosphorus | 0.12 | — | — | (1.16 to 0.40) |
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— = not reported.
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