Zumbado M E, Murillo M G
Rev Biol Trop. 1984 Jun;32(1):51-6.
Nutritive assessment of pejibaye (Bactris gasipaes) meals included proximal composition of the lipid and nitrogenous fractions. Caloric values obtained as true metabolizable energy (TME) indicate that the pejibaye has a higher content of energy than corn and that it is not necessary to separate the seeds from the fruits in animal feeds; the level of indispensable aminoacids is considerably low, especially methionine, which is lower than in corn; thin layer chromatography shows that most of the free fatty acids are present in a ratio of 2:1 in unsaturated to saturated acids. The predominant fatty acids in whole pejibaye meal are oleic and palmitic acids with adequate levels of linoleic acid. Saturated fatty acids are predominant in the seed, with a very high content of lauric and myristic acids.
桃棕（Bactris gasipaes）粉的营养评估包括脂质和含氮部分的近端成分。以真代谢能（TME）获得的热量值表明，桃棕的能量含量高于玉米，并且在动物饲料中无需将种子与果实分离；必需氨基酸水平相当低，尤其是蛋氨酸，低于玉米中的含量；薄层色谱显示，大多数游离脂肪酸以不饱和酸与饱和酸2:1的比例存在。整个桃棕粉中的主要脂肪酸是油酸和棕榈酸，亚油酸含量充足。种子中饱和脂肪酸占主导，月桂酸和肉豆蔻酸含量非常高。
