Apium graveolens

Apium graveolens

Celery

A vegetable only recently introduced in the tropics for cultivation at higher altitudes. The leaves, which are rich in protein and carotene, have constituted up to 10% of chick rations, effectively replacing lucerne meal.

					As % of dry matter

				DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref

Fresh leaves,
Africa				11.0	27.2	3.5	19.0	6.9	43.4	2.70	1.70	154


		Amino acid composition as % of crude protein

Leaf											Ref	256

Arg	Cys	Gly	His	Ils	Leu	Lys	Met	Phe	Thr	Try	Tyr	Val
4.0	-	-	1.5	3.9	6.8	2.4	2.2	4.5	3.4	1.3	-	4.8

References

154, 256

Apium graveolens

Celery

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