Table 1.
Chemical composition of the ergot batches.
| Ergot 5 1 | Ergot 15 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Crude nutrients [g/kg] 3 | ||
| Crude ash | 27.7 | 28.8 |
| Crude protein | 213.5 | 183.7 |
| Crude fat | 300.3 | 321.8 |
| Crude fiber | 253.1 | 203.8 |
| Starch | 35.7 | 32.9 |
| Sugar | 5.3 | 14.2 |
| Fatty acid composition [g/100 g crude fat] | ||
| Caprylic acid (C8:0) | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Lauric acid (C12:0) | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| Myristic acid (C14:0) | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 32.6 | 30.2 |
| Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Stearic acid (C18:0) | 9.0 | 7.8 |
| Oleic acid (C18:1) | 19.7 | 20.6 |
| Linoleic acid (C18:2) | 14.8 | 18.2 |
| Linolenic acid (C18:3) | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Arachidic acid (C20:0) | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Behenic acid (C22:0) | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Erucic acid (C22:1) | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Ricinoleic acid (12-OH-C18:1) | 15.2 | 7.4 |
| Lignoceric acid (C24:0) | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Alkaloids [mg/kg] 3 | ||
| Total alkaloids 4 | 1381.1 | 435.8 |
| Key alkaloids 5 | 794.8 | 271.4 |
| Ergometrine | 149.0 | 31.9 |
| Ergometrinine | 62.1 | 7.5 |
| Ergotamine | 125.0 | 113.4 |
| Ergotaminine | 23.6 | 38.0 |
| Ergocornine | 79.3 | 23.7 |
| Ergocorninine | 35.0 | 10.2 |
| Ergocristine | 381.9 | 80.1 |
| Ergocristinine | 91.5 | 22.3 |
| Ergocryptine | 59.5 | 22.3 |
| Ergocryptinine | 18.9 | 19.9 |
| Ergosine | 303.9 | 54.8 |
| Ergosinine | 51.3 | 11.7 |
1 Ergot batch contained 100% ergot; 2 Ergot batch contained 45.2% ergot and 54.8% rye; 3 Based on a dry matter content of 880 g/kg; 4 Sum of ergometrine, ergotamine, ergocornine, ergocristine, ergocryptine, ergosine and of their -inine isomers; 5 Sum of ergometrine, ergotamine, ergocornine, ergocristine, ergocryptine.