Table 1.
Typical chemical and amino acid composition of Pepton and Acadian Suelo as reported by the manufacturers.
| Pepton | Acadian suelo | |
|---|---|---|
| CHEMICAL COMPOSITION | ||
| Total organic matter, % | 79.0 | 14.2 |
| Total nitrogen, % | 13.0 | 0.34 |
| Organic nitrogen, % | 12.0 | NAa |
| Ammonia nitrogen, % | 1.0 | NA |
| Ratio Carbon/Nitrogen | 3.8 | NA |
| Potassium oxide (K2O), % | 4.0 | 6.8 |
| Phosphorous (P2O5), % | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Sulfur, ppm | NA | 3,950 |
| Calcium, ppm | 300 | 0.17 |
| Magnesium, ppm | 500 | 230 |
| Iron, ppm | 3,000 | 40.2 |
| Boron, ppm | NA | 64.5 |
| Manganese, ppm | NA | 3.60 |
| Zinc, ppm | NA | 7.48 |
| AMINO ACID COMPOSITION | ||
| Alanine, % | 6.90 | 0.08 |
| Arginine, % | 3.22 | NDb |
| Aspartic acid, % | 9.93 | 0.17 |
| Cysteine | <0.1 | ND |
| Glutamic acid, % | 7.25 | 0.27 |
| Glycine, % | 4.06 | 0.06 |
| Histidine, % | 6.34 | ND |
| Isoleucine, % | 0.15 | 0.03 |
| Leucine, % | 10.99 | 0.08 |
| Lysine, % | 7.19 | 0.03 |
| Methionine; % | 0.71 | 0.02 |
| Phenylalanine, % | 5.93 | 0.05 |
| Proline, % | 2.84 | 0.06 |
| Serine, % | 3.88 | ND |
| Threonine, % | 2.47 | ND |
| Tryptophan, % | 1.25 | 0.01 |
| Tyrosine, % | 1.92 | 0.03 |
| Valine, % | 6.79 | 0.06 |
| Total amino acids, % | 84.83 | 0.95 |
| Free amino acids, % | 16.52 | NA |
a
NA, Data not available;
b
ND, Not detected.