Table 5.
Analyzed nutrient composition of nut co-products1)
| Item (%) | Australia | Indonesia |
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| Almond hulls | Cashew nut meal | |
| Dry matter | 85.51 | 90.97 |
| Gross energy (kcal/kg) | 3,836 | 5,641 |
| Crude protein | 4.46 | 18.06 |
| AEE | 2.07 | 34.77 |
| Ash | 8.07 | 2.89 |
| Carbohydrates | ||
| Total starch | 2.37 | ND |
| Insoluble dietary fiber | 36.23 | 19.83 |
| Soluble dietary fiber | 7.51 | 3.58 |
| Total dietary fiber | 43.74 | 23.41 |
| Glucose | 9.96 | 0.59 |
| Fructose | 9.29 | 0.22 |
| Maltose | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| Sucrose | 4.00 | 1.37 |
| Stachyose | ND | 0.28 |
| Raffinose | ND | 0.90 |
| Rest fraction2) | 3.92 | 5.35 |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 0.23 | 0.08 |
| Phosphorus | 0.15 | 0.46 |
| Magnesium | 0.08 | 0.23 |
| Potassium | 3.26 | 0.69 |
| Sodium | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Sulfur | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| Copper (mg/kg) | 25.51 | 23.98 |
| Iron (mg/kg) | 461.84 | 731.48 |
| Manganese (mg/kg) | 26.65 | 27.31 |
| Zinc (mg/kg) | 33.15 | 56.54 |
AEE, acid-hydrolyzed ether extract; ND, not detected.
1)
Except for dry matter, all values were adjusted to 88% dry matter.
2)
Rest fraction = calculated using the following equation: [Dry matter − (crude protein + AEE + ash + total dietary fiber + total starch + glucose + fructose + maltose + sucrose + stachyose + raffinose)].