Forage: YOUNG COCOA FRUIT - THEOBROMA CACAO
| Forage: | YOUNG COCOA FRUIT - THEOBROMA CACAO |
|---|---|
| Part: | FRUIT |
| TSN: | 21556 - Theobroma |
| TSN hierarchy: | Plantae-Viridiplantae-Streptophyta-Embryophyta-Tracheophyta-Spermatophytina-Magnoliopsida-Rosanae-Malvales-Malvaceae-Theobroma |
| Study area: | 4 localities in Ghana |
| Sample size: | 4 |
| Measurement determined by: | Test 4 |
| Measurement remarks: | Three replicates |
| Transformation: | - |
| Remarks: | - |
| Crude Protein (CP) | |
| Standard value: | 13.82 |
| Reported value: | 10.70 |
| Dispersion: | 0.70 |
| Measurement method: | Crude protein was determined on 2 g samples, with the macro-Kjeldahl procedure outlined by Pearson (1976) |
| Ether Extract (EE) | |
| Standard value: | 5.52 |
| Reported value: | 4.27 |
| Dispersion: | 4.70 |
| Measurement method: | 2 g samples with the Soxhlet extraction procedure as described by Osborne & Voogt (1978) |
| Crude Fibre (CF) | |
| Standard value: | 12.92 |
| Reported value: | 10.00 |
| Dispersion: | 0.70 |
| Measurement method: | analyzed on 2 g fat-free samples saved after crude fat determination with the Soxhlet procedure |
| Ash | |
| Standard value: | 9.43 |
| Reported value: | 7.30 |
| Dispersion: | 0.70 |
| Measurement method: | 2 g samples in porcelain dishes in a muffle furnace at 600 °C overnight (Osborne & Voogt, 1978) |
| Nitrogen-Free-Extract (NFE) | |
| Standard value: | 58.31 |
| Reported value: | 45.13 |
| Dispersion: | - |
| Measurement method: | Not reported: calculated by difference |
| Main reference: | Test 7 Asibey-Berko, E. and Tayie, F.A.K., 1999. Proximate analysis of some under-utilized Ghanaian vegetables. Ghana Journal of Science, 39, pp.91-96. |
| Cited reference: | Original study |
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