. 2023 Mar 21;7(1):txad032. doi: 10.1093/tas/txad032

Table 3.

Processing parameters recorded in preconditioner and extruder during diet production

		Diet^*
	Item	CGM	SBM	CFP	SEM	P-value
Preconditioner	Water, kg/h	37.82^b	37.89^ab	37.93^a	0.08	0.0375
Preconditioner	Steam, kg/h	53.92	53.20	53.25	0.54	0.6223
Extruder^**	Water, kg/h	10.90	11.32	10.51	0.68	0.5031
	RPM	245.0	225.8	209.2	33.19	0.7616
	TMF, kg/h	345.5	345.1	345.1	0.55	0.5744
	Die temperature, °C	104.2	105.6	106.2	3.08	0.4598
	Die pressure, kPa	1,666^c	2,528^b	2,988^a	81.25	0.0008
	MRV, % open	60.00^a	51.67^b	40.00^c	0.96	<0.0001
	Percent load	36.55	35.92	35.55	1.45	0.4669
	SME, kJ/kg	120.3	109.7	91.65	22.18	0.6144
	Bulk density, g/L	354.9	367.8	366.1	5.94	0.2811
	IBM, %	20.02	19.38	19.46	0.42	0.2768

^*Corn gluten meal (CGM), soybean meal (SBM), and corn-fermented protein (CFP).

^**Rotations per minute (RPM), total mass flow (TMF), mass restriction valve (MRV), specific mechanical energy (SME), in-barrel moisture content (IBM).

^a–cIndicates that within a row, unlike letters differ (P < 0.05).