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Table 1 Chemical composition and nutrient profile of full fat camelina and flaxseed

From: Egg quality, fatty acid composition and immunoglobulin Y content in eggs from laying hens fed full fat camelina or flax seed

Nutrient composition

Camelina seed

Flax seed

Gross Energy, kcal/kg

6,090

6,530

Crude protein, %

25.8

19.0

Crude fat, %

38.9

42.0

Amino acid, %

 Aspartic acid

2.31

1.74

 Threonine

0.96

0.63

 Serine

0.88

0.66

 Glutamic acid

4.26

3.32

 Glycine

1.39

1.17

 Alanine

1.16

0.85

 Valine

1.46

0.81

 Isolecucine

1.03

0.81

 Leucine

1.72

1.10

 Tyrosine

0.60

0.40

 Phenylalanine

1.12

0.88

 Lysine

1.25

0.77

 Tryptophan

0.29

0.51

 Histidine

0.52

0.39

 Arginine

2.17

1.67

 Cystine

0.67

0.39

 Methionine

0.57

0.47

Fatty acid, %

 Palmitic (16:0)

6.46

5.81

 Stearic (18:0)

2.49

3.47

 Oleic acid (18:1)

17.54

15.61

 Linoleic (18:2 n-6)

19.04

14.52

 α-Linolenic (18:3 n-3)

33.21

60.08

 Eicosenoic (20:1)

15.57

0.00

 Total Saturated

9.04

9.08

 Total Monounsaturated fatty acid

36.16

15.83

 Total n-3 fatty acid

33.34

60.08

 Total n-6 fatty acid

22.24

14.52

Minerals, ppm

 P

7,027

6,449

 K

8,612

7,025

 Ca

2,113

2,022

 Mg

3,013

3,439

 S

5,827

1,828

 Na

28.8

168

 Fe

99.2

61.3

 Mn

20.2

41.7

 Zn

45.9

53.4

 Cu

6.73

8.97