Table 2.

Chemical composition of rapeseed cake and rapeseed meals (g/kg dry matter, unless otherwise stated)^a

		Rapeseed meal
Item	RSC I	A	B	C	D	E
Dry matter, g/kg	943	943	937	941	945	899
Crude protein	294	379	376	380	382	381
Ether extract	210	18	19	19	19	23
aNDFb	303	407	417	450	467	476
NDF-CPb	–	108	123	154	166	161
ADF	196	246	258	280	280	269
ADL (sa)	86	131	149	152	155	155
Ash	64	81	81	81	81	83
Sugar	–	93	90	86	86	86
Total GSLc, μmol/g DM	21	15	12	8	6	4

RSC I = rapeseed cake one; aNDF = neutral detergent fiber with heat stable amylase and expressed inclusive residual ash; NDF-CP = neutral detergent fiber bound crude protein; ADF = acid detergent fiber expressed inclusive residual ash; ADL (sa) = acid detergent lignin determined by solubilization of cellulose with sulphuric acid; GSL = glucosinolates; DM = dry matter

^aLinear regression analysis refers to the effect of residence time in the desolventizer/toaster on chemical composition of rapeseed meals A-D. Rapeseed meals A-D represent four differently processed rapeseed meals under standardized and defined conditions in a pilot plant (for details see Table 1)

^bLinear increase (P < 0.05)

^cLinear decrease (P < 0.05)

–not determined