Table 8. Structural carbohydrates and lignin in bagasse and Jatropha hulls^a.

Biomass	Glucan (%)	Xylan (%)	Galactan (%)	Arabinan (%)	Mannan (%)	Lignin (%)	Ash (%)	Extractives (%)
Bagasse	42.05 ± 0.62	19.79 ± 2.81	2.47 ± 0.29	1.79 ± 0.02	1.12 ± 0.05	20.82 ± 0.12	1.98 ± 0.25	9.29 ± 0.01
Jatropha hulls	36.95 ± 1.35	9.78 ± 1.35	0.82 ± 0.03	0.30 ± 0.00	2.47 ± 0.53	27.9 ± 0.1	1.19 ± 0.19	18.61 ± 0.03

^aAll data were given by mean ± standard deviation (n = 3).