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Table 3 Chemical composition of extracted Musa spp. fibres (Kulkarni et al. 2019; Ihueze et al. 2015)

From: The exchange of Musa spp. fibre in composite fabrication: a systematic review

Chemical constituent

Banana fibre (%)

Plantain fibre (%)

Cellulose

64

56.83

Hemicellulose/ Holocellulose

19

68.68

Lignin

5

19.13

Moisture

10–11

–

Acetone extractives

–

1.27

Water soluble

–

10.75

Ash

–

2.37