Table 2 Nutrient composition (% dry matter, unless otherwise indicated) of different soybean meal

Dry matter

89.39

89.07

87.63

87.94

87.87

88.18

87.00

88.15

89.39

87.00

0.94

Gross energy, kcal/kg

4,423.11

4,477.45

4,518.51

4,534.24

4,517.13

4,535.27

4,590.31

4,513.72

4,590.31

4,423.11

1.16

Crude protein

50.07

48.62

50.13

53.42

49.24

48.50

50.02

50.00

53.42

48.50

3.31

Ether extract

2.79

0.97

1.15

1.01

1.49

2.14

1.11

1.52

2.79

0.97

45.38

Crude fiber

10.02

5.48

6.00

3.70

4.69

6.52

4.54

5.85

10.02

3.70

35.37

Neutral detergent fiber

15.44

9.79

9.71

6.66

9.91

11.37

8.41

10.18

15.44

6.66

26.91

Acid detergent fiber

10.99

6.99

6.60

4.56

6.32

8.69

5.29

7.06

10.99

4.56

30.72

Insoluble dietary fiber

22.15

20.43

22.37

17.06

21.40

21.77

19.77

20.71

22.37

17.06

8.97

Soluble dietary fiber

2.53

2.18

3.14

1.39

2.38

2.38

1.85

2.26

3.14

1.39

24.24

Total dietary fiber

24.72

22.57

25.56

18.42

23.79

24.16

21.61

22.98

25.56

18.42

10.45

Ash

8.31

6.95

6.58

6.74

6.45

6.21

6.90

6.88

8.31

6.21

9.92

Carbohydrates

 Maltose

0.45

0.36

0.21

0.19

0.19

0.14

0.29

0.26

0.45

0.14

42.39

 Sucrose

4.03

3.59

3.42

7.73

4.55

2.72

8.62

4.95

8.62

2.72

46.18

 Stachyose

1.64

1.87

1.59

2.05

1.16

1.63

2.01

1.71

2.05

1.16

17.89

 Raffinose

0.34

0.46

0.79

0.94

0.70

0.78

0.70

0.67

0.94

0.34

30.59

Indispensable amino acids

 Arg

3.07

3.60

3.79

3.81

3.65

3.39

3.40

3.53

3.81

3.07

7.44

 His

1.24

1.25

1.35

1.28

1.18

1.30

1.28

1.27

1.35

1.18

4.18

 Ile

1.77

2.11

2.24

2.29

2.12

2.10

2.03

2.09

2.29

1.77

8.03

 Leu

3.15

3.74

3.95

4.04

3.73

3.72

3.67

3.71

4.04

3.15

7.64

 Lys

2.74

3.18

3.15

3.24

2.90

2.90

3.15

3.04

3.24

2.74

6.20

 Met

0.74

0.79

0.83

0.83

0.84

0.82

0.81

0.81

0.84

0.74

4.25

 Phe

2.02

2.43

2.59

2.64

2.41

2.43

2.39

2.42

2.64

2.02

8.25

 Thr

1.69

1.94

2.00

2.08

1.91

1.87

1.89

1.91

2.08

1.69

6.35

 Trp

0.55

0.67

0.65

0.69

0.61

0.52

0.63

0.62

0.69

0.52

10.11

 Val

1.85

2.13

2.25

2.32

2.13

2.12

2.23

2.15

2.32

1.85

7.04

Dispensable amino acids

 Ala

1.85

2.05

2.13

2.21

2.05

2.04

2.28

2.09

2.28

1.85

6.64

 Asp

4.69

5.51

5.67

5.92

5.42

5.36

5.37

5.42

5.92

4.69

6.98

 Cys

0.93

1.02

1.05

1.11

1.04

1.01

1.03

1.03

1.11

0.93

5.23

 Glu

7.37

9.00

9.40

9.84

8.91

8.91

8.85

8.90

9.84

7.37

8.57

 Gly

1.80

2.03

2.10

2.16

2.03

1.98

2.09

2.03

2.16

1.80

5.72

 Pro

2.07

2.43

2.60

2.65

2.46

2.45

2.15

2.40

2.65

2.07

9.01

 Ser

2.14

2.51

2.57

2.68

2.47

2.44

2.38

2.46

2.68

2.14

6.90

 Tyr

1.55

1.84

1.89

1.91

1.88

1.76

1.98

1.83

1.98

1.55

7.68