Citrullus lanatus

Watermelon, cocorico

Creeping annual with large round fleshy fruits in which are embedded small flat seeds. It is cultivated in equatorial Africa, where the seeds are used mainly for human consumption; but in some areas they are crushed for oil extraction. The oilcake can profitably be used at levels up to 20% in feeds for ruminants.

					As % of dry matter
				DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref
Seeds with hulls,
Nigeria				88.0	24.4	31.6	4.2	35.4	4.4			374
Seeds without
hulls, Nigeria				91.9	34.5	8.2	6.2	46.7	4.4			"
Hulls, Nigeria				92.1	4.5	61.4	5.9	3.2	25.0			"