Banana Peels as an Alternative Livestock Nutritional Source: Chemical Composition and Meta-analysis

The awareness that much attention from research in the field of animal nutrition is directed to the identification of alternative protein sources, the need to find solutions to the growing demands of the circular economy and the idea of providing data suitable for implementing the meta-analytic calculation basis by artificial intelligence, have led the author to analyze the chemical composition of banana peels, an industrial and domestic waste. The chemical composition is such as to consider possible use in the zootechnical field, especially for the protein component whose amino acid content does not show absences in terms of essential components. It is desirable that the content of other chemical compounds, such as vitamins, minerals and any antinutritional factors, is explored with further research and that through "in vivo" tests it is possible to better define strengths and critical points for the different livestock species.