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. 2024 Feb 9;8:txae017. doi: 10.1093/tas/txae017

Table 2.

Analyzed nutrient content (as fed) of experimental diets containing supplemental plant or animal protein with or without extrusion

Supplemental plant protein Supplemental animal protein
Item Mash Extruded Mash Extruded
Analyzed nutrient content, %
 Dry matter 90.15 90.80 89.93 91.71
 Crude protein 22.42 22.35 23.22 22.76
 Total dietary fiber 8.21 8.25 9.61 9.67
 Insoluble dietary fiber 8.11 8.06 9.21 9.11
 Soluble dietary fiber  < 0.10  < 0.10 0.10 0.10
 Neutral detergent fiber 7.43 6.99 8.07 8.33
 Acid detergent fiber 4.76 4.44 4.08 3.87
 Crude fiber 2.95 3.13 2.94 2.82
 Ash 5.35 5.67 6.61 7.25
 Crude fat 2.93 1.71 2.64 1.32
 Gross energy, Mcal/kg 4.01 4.03 3.95 4.00
Indispensable amino acids, %
 Arginine 1.43 1.47 1.41 1.43
 Histidine 0.52 0.54 0.52 0.53
 Isoleucine 0.94 0.94 0.93 0.95
 Leucine 1.53 1.58 1.57 1.60
 Lysine 1.27 1.25 1.33 1.34
 Methionine 0.31 0.34 0.37 0.37
 Phenylalanine 1.05 1.07 1.02 1.03
 Threonine 0.76 0.77 0.79 0.82
 Tryptophan 0.21 0.18 0.21 0.23
 Valine 1.02 1.03 1.03 1.05
Dispensable amino acids, %
 Alanine 0.87 0.89 1.03 1.04
 Aspartic acid 2.07 2.13 1.98 2.02
 Cysteine 0.30 0.30 0.31 0.30
 Glutamic acid 4.08 4.14 4.16 4.20
 Glycine 0.88 0.91 1.15 1.14
 Proline 1.17 1.16 1.25 1.27
 Serine 0.87 0.92 0.86 0.89
 Tyrosine 0.65 0.67 0.65 0.67