Table 2.

Nutrient composition of beet pulp and beet roots (g/kg dry matter, unless otherwise stated)^a

	Beet pulp		Beet root
Nutrient	Dried	Fresh	Fodder	Sugar
Dry matter, g/kg	892	241	169^b	236^b
Crude protein	93	86	71^b	61^b
Neutral detergent fiber	481	493	124^b	125^b
Acid detergent fiber	241	248	59^b	61^b
Ether extract	9	5	4^b	9^b
Ash	77	68	53^b	44^b
Calcium	15.5	12.8	11.0	2.5
Phosphorus	1.0	1.1	3.7	2.3
Potassium	4.5	4.2	30.0^c	15.2
Sodium	0.7	0.5	4.1^c	2.5^d
Magnesium	1.9	1.5	1.8^c	2.0^d
Starch	5	–	1	–
Sugar	76	51	725	760^e
ME, ruminants, MJ/kg dry matter	11.2	11.2	11.6	11.9
N digestibility ruminants, g/100 g N	69.0	69.1	61.3^b	56.7^b

^aAll values from Feedipedia.org [17] Unless otherwise indicated

^bHartnell et al. [81]

^cBayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft [82]

^dFeedbeets.com (13)

^eEvans et al. [50]