Table 4.

Effect of dietary carob pods on the chemical composition of the 13th rib steak of the pigs (Mean±SD)

	A	B	C	D
Ash (g/kg)	8.9±0.8	9.3±0.7	9.1±0.6	9.5±0.9
Ether extract (g/kg)	157.6±73.3	128.6±58.2	131.2±56.7	121.9±44.6
Crude protein (g/kg)	200.7±35.6	211.3±41.6	196.4±29.0	214.5±20.4
Moisture (g/kg)	632.8±51.0	651.6±27.4	663.3±39.1	654.1±39.1

Groups: A = 0 g carob pods/kg feed; B = 75 g carob pods/kg feed; C = 100 g carob pods/kg feed; D = 125 g carob pods/kg feed. Groups did not differ significantly (p>0.05).