Chemical Composition of selected Nutrients in whole male and female Japanese Quail

adapted from Nancy J. Clum, Marianne P. Fitzpatrick and Ellen S. Dierenfeld
Journal of Raptor Research, 1997

Nutrient	Male Quail (n=3)	Female Quail (n=3)	Quail meat with skin1
Moisture (%)	65.1	65.6	69.65
Protein (% DM)	64.9	71.6	64.2
Lipid (% DM)	33.2	26.3	39.3
Ash (% DM)	9.6	12.0	2.9
Vitamin A (IU/kg)	32'989	66'444	7'967
Vitamin E (IU/kg)	41.6	79.3	n/a
Calcium, g/kg	32.7	43.6	0.426
Copper, mg/kg	2.66	3.02	16.62
Iron, mg/kg	85.07	112.4	130.1
Magnesium, mg/kg	578.6	752.7	754.1
Manganese, mg/kg	6.61	8.45	0.62
Zinc, mg/kg	55.01	54.3	79.34

¹ Taken from USDA Nutrient Database

 

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