Why is it better to have fruit and fruit by-products as cereal substitutes in animal feeding?
The energy value of banana meal/ powder substitutes is generally not far from that of cereals (rice, oat, barley). Thus they are a good substitute. Secondly, cereal importation is an expensive option. In this form, the rate of passage in animals is quicker than other forms so digestibility and energetic value of starch in dehydrated bananas is lower. Animals like pigs exhibited, in some studies, less fat and no exuding meat.
