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Table 3 Mean (± SD) nutritional content of unripe seeds of Hura polyandra from three trees at Cajon de Peñas, Jalisco, Mexico

From: Optimal diet strategy of a large-bodied psittacine: food resource abundance and nutritional content enable facultative dietary specialization by the Military Macaw

Parameter

Composition

Percent nutritional content (%)

 Crude protein

23.3 ± 3.3

 Crude fat

27.5 ± 5.4

 Ash

3 ± 0.2

 Crude fibre

3.5 ± 0.8

 Moisture

35.6 ± 6.5

Mineral composition (mg/kg)

 Magnesium (Mg)

54.1 ± 24.9

 Sodium (Na)

8.8 ± 19.3

 Potassium (K)

44 ± 23.7

 Iron (He)

0.7 ± 0.18

 Calcium (Ca)

0.95 ± 0.05