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Table 1 Energy and nutrient composition and physical characteristics of copra and palm kernel ingredients (as-fed basis)1

From: Nutritional value of high fiber co-products from the copra, palm kernel, and rice industries in diets fed to pigs

  

Ingredient

 

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Copra meal

Copra expellers

Palm kernel expellers

Palm kernel meal

Soybean meal

Dry matter, %

92.9

89.9

91.9

91.9

90.0

Bulk density, g/L

502.4

-

634.1

401.0

-

Water binding capacity, g/g

4.18

-

1.83

2.17

-

Gross energy, MJ/kg

18.6

18.0

18.8

17.8

17.8

DE, MJ/kg

14.4

15.8

12.1

11.3

15.2

ME, MJ/kg

13.6

15.1

11.7

10.6

13.8

NE, MJ/kg

7.3

-

8.1

6.9

8.7

Crude protein, %

22.0

20.2

14.3

13.6

47.7

Acid hydrolyzed ether extract, %

1.9

7.1

6.9

1.3

2.9

Neutral detergent fiber, %

54.8

54.4

70.6

77.9

8.2

Acid detergent fiber, %

26.9

29.6

43.0

49.4

5.3

Insoluble dietary fiber, %

41.4

-

60.9

68.7

16.7

Soluble dietary fiber, %

5.5

-

2.6

2.2

-

Total dietary fiber, %

46.9

-

63.5

70.9

-

  1. 1References [6, 9, 10, 15]