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Table 2 Carbohydrates and lignin in cereal grain byproducts (g/kg DM)a, b

From: Structures and characteristics of carbohydrates in diets fed to pigs: a review

Items

Bran

Hulls

Middlings

DDGSc

 

Corn

Wheat

Rye

Rice

Oat

Barley

Oat

Wheat

Rye

Corn

Sorghum

Total MBG

2

24

45

–

–

16

14

26

37

–

–

Total AX

207

232

292

–

–

235

240

–

–

–

–

A:X

0.61

0.58

0.36

–

–

0.28

0.13

–

–

–

–

Starch

376

220

–

287

–

172

–

575

369

17

28

Resistant starch

–

2

–

–

–

2

–

–

–

–

–

Cellulose

89

72

39

166

–

192

196

19

27

102

85

Lignin

30

75

68

–

–

115

148

11

39

29

99

Pectin

–

4

–

79

–

–

–

2

–

–

–

Dietary fiberd

 Total dietary fiber

457

414

–

–

237

–

–

410

–

423

371

 Insoluble dietary fiber

406

376

–

–

115

–

–

390

–

411

329

 Soluble dietary fiber

52

38

–

–

113

–

–

21

–

12

42

  1. aAdapted from Bach Knudsen [48], Bailoni et al. [64], Bach Knudsen [30], NRC [17], Bach Knudsen [42], Cervantes-Pahm et al. [37], Curry et al. [68], and Jaworski and Stein [69]
  2. bMBG mixed linked β-glucan, AX arabinoxylan, A:X arabinose to xylose ratio
  3. cDistillers dried grains with solubles
  4. dValues for dietary fiber were adapted from McCleary et al. [70], Jaworski et al. [65], Jaworski and Stein [69], Navarro et al. [66], Navarro et al. [67]