Hibiscus esculentus

Hibiscus esculentus

Okra, gumbo

Stout annual, of which there are several cultivated varieties, grown as a garden vegetable for its long green pods, which contain a slimy substance when they are immature. The seeds of mature pods are sometimes collected for chicken feed and have been used on a small scale for the production of oil. The quality of the seed protein is very good; it can supplement the dietary protein needed by monogastric animals. The seeds are reported to contain gossypol .

					As % of dry matter

				DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref

Fresh leaves,
Africa				18.5	23.8	11.4	11.9	3.2	49.7	2.88	0.38	154

Fresh fruit,
Nigeria				11.3	15.8	9.8	11.0	1.0	62.4			374

Fruit, dry, Nigeria				87.5	14.6	36.9	8.1	9.8	30.6			"

Seeds, USA				90.5	22.1	28.8	5.1	17.7	26.3			164

Oilcake, India					22.3	19.8	7.4	7.1	43.4	0.29	0.85	379


		Amino acid composition as % of crude protein

Leaf											Ref	80

Arg	Cys	Gly	His	Ils	Leu	Lys	Met	Phe	Thr	Try	Tyr	Val
4.8	1.7	5.1	2.0	4.7	8.0	5.8	1.6	5.3	4.8	-	3.8	6.2

References

80, 154, 164, 374, 379

Hibiscus esculentus

Okra, gumbo

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