Feeding and Nutrition :: Ipoema Aquatica

[novroz]

Since no one want to give second opinion on Indonesia's most often given food for turtle, so I make new thread...maybe, no one paid attention because of it was previously just tagging along unrelated thread and still using chemistry simbols that not everyone understand, so I edited it.

We really need your opinion....

The leaves were found on dry weight basis to have high moisture (72.83±0.29%), ash (10.83±0.80%), crude lipid (11.00±0.50%), crude fibre (17.67±0.35%) and available carbohydrate (54.20±0.68%), but low in crude protein content (6.30±0.27%).

The leaves also have energy value (300.94±5.31 kcal/100 g) that is within the range reported in some Nigerian leafy vegetables.

The mineral element contents were high with remarkable concentration of Kalium (5,458.33±954.70 mg/100 g)
Iron (210.30±2.47 mg/100 g).

Also the leaves content moderate concentrations of Natrium (135.00±2.50 mg/100 g), calcium (416.70±5.77 mg/100 g), Magnesium (301.64±12.69 mg/100 g) and Phosphorus (109.29±0.55 mg/100 g), with low Copper (0.36±0.01 mg/100 g), Mangan (2.14±0.22 mg/100 g) and Zinc (2.47±0.27 mg/100 g) contents.

Comparing the mineral content with recommended dietary allowance, it was showed that the plant leaves is good sources of K, Mn and Fe for all categories of people, while Mg is adequate enough for adult female and children.

>>> this plant is called kangkung in my home town...Kame is crazy about this veggie and as I said before, it is a common food for turtle in my country. but I really want to know your opinion on this veggie, do you think this veggie really good for turtle??

thx

[TheComputerGremlin]

Well, the key thing we use for decided on veggies is their calcium to phosphorus ratio, which looks like it is about 4:1 for this plant, which is excellent. You want a lot of calcium with little phosphorus. I'm not sure about the other minerals, but if you can find detailed information like you have here about some common lettuces we feed in the US, that will help for comparison. Green and red leaf lettuces are excellent, along with dandelion greens. Romaine is okay. Spinach is bad. If I get a chance later, I'll look to see if I can find those details about these US plants, and we can compare. My only concern about the plant you described is the exceptionally high concentration of potassium, which I don't know how that affects turtles. But if your country is feeding turtles this, it's probably fine. Do you know anyone who has a really old turtle that's been eating it?

[TheComputerGremlin]

Here's what I was thinking of comparing:

Green leaf: http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/vege ... cts/2477/2

Red leaf: http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/vege ... cts/7361/2

Romaine: http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/vege ... cts/2475/2

Spinach: http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/vege ... cts/2626/2

Now, spinach is bad mainly because there is a chemical present called oxalic acid, and this causes the calcium to not be absorbed like it should be. Is there anything like this present in your plant?

[novroz]

thx

yup, my neighbor (not anymore tho) has a 15years old turtle and she said her turtle also loves kangkung (ipoema) more than athor veggie