Table 2.
Sugar distribution for ten Agave species after two-step Agave sugar extraction process
| Agave species | Hydrolysate | Wash 1 | Wash 2 | Pretreated wash | Solids | Total carbohydratesa | Fructose (%) | Carbohydrates in solids (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. americana BB | 112.5 | 22.3 | 11.5 | 2.1 | 129.8 | 278.2 | 24.7 | 47.4 |
| A. americana marginata | 130.7 | 40.1 | 19.6 | 3.0 | 131.3 | 324.8 | 27.0 | 41.4 |
| A. americana gainesville | 135.3 | 24.5 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 154.7 | 327.8 | 24.7 | 48.0 |
| A. salmiana | 117.0 | 47.5 | 25.1 | 5.8 | 114.7 | 310.1 | 32.6 | 38.9 |
| A. tequilana | 70.6 | 29.3 | 13.1 | 6.3 | 208.6 | 327.8 | 18.1 | 65.6 |
| A. parryi | 87.7 | 33.5 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 198.1 | 339.9 | 19.0 | 60.4 |
| A. univitatta | 54.0 | 30.2 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 187.9 | 284.6 | 15.8 | 67.7 |
| A. lechuguilla | 36.4 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 250.0 | 302.9 | 5.3 | 83.9 |
| A. neomexicana | 130.9 | 26.6 | 16.5 | 11.8 | 199.6 | 385.3 | 29.8 | 54.9 |
| A. havardiana | 66.9 | 18.3 | 11.6 | 8.0 | 225.7 | 330.5 | 14.5 | 70.7 |
Sugars are glucose, xylose, galactose, arabinose, mannose, and fructose. Data is mg sugar/g dry biomass or percent content for two selected fractions
aData in mg/g biomass