Chemical composition of sun-dried cassava peels and Ficus
exasperata leaves
Component Cassava E exasperata
peels leaves
Proximate composition (%DM)
Organic matter 91.1 83.8
Nitrogen 1.0 2.9
Neutral detergent fibre 57.4 43.9
Acid detergent fibre 28,4 36.5
Hemicellulose 29.0 7.4
Cellulose 20.8 31.1
Acid insoluble ash 2.6 3.4
Acid detergent lignin 5.0 2.0
Macro minerals (%DM)
Calcium 0.7 4.4
Phosphorus 0.10 0.19
Magnesium 0.15 0.55
Sulphur 0.08 0.24
Micro minerals (ppm)
Copper 11 10
Zinc 21 31
Manganese 86 51