Claim · model-written summary
Sand knobwood fruits contain 11.2% protein.
- Taxon
- Zanthoxylum leprieurii
Zanthoxylum leprieuriie0 - Organ / stage
- fruitse3
- Outcome
- proteine3
- Value
- 11.2%e3
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Verbatim
e0“This study investigated the importance of sand knobwood Zanthoxylum leprieurii (family Rutaceae) fruits as a food source for birds in the Tree Heritage Park, Ibadan, Nigeria”
e3“Proximate analysis revealed that sand knobwood fruits contain 8.4% moisture, 6.7% ash, 33.5% fat, 11.2% protein, and 33.5% crude fiber”
Title
Adewale G Awoyemi; Ademola D Ajayi; Olukunle E Olasupo; et al. Ostrich 2026. doi:10.2989/00306525.2025.2606066
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation A total of 4 452 birds from 30 species were observed foraging on sand knobwood fruits.
- Observation The Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata was the most frequent forager on sand knobwood fruits, at 48%.
- Association Foraging activity on sand knobwood fruits was higher in the morning than in the evening.
- Observation Sand knobwood fruits contain 8.4% moisture.
- Observation Sand knobwood fruits contain 6.7% ash.
- Observation Sand knobwood fruits contain 33.5% fat.
- Observation Sand knobwood fruits contain 33.5% crude fiber.