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. 2018 Sep 14;8(10):407. doi: 10.1007/s13205-018-1433-6

Table 3.

Proximate and fiber composition

Item PKC PKC hydrolysate
Moisture 8.59 ± 0.14 6.75 ± 0.05
Crude protein (%) 16.95 ± 0.14 16.21 ± 0.17
Crude fat (%) 0.25 ± 0.00 0.21 ± 0.05
Crude fiber (%) 13.46 ± 0.19 12.71 ± 0.40
Ash (%) 4.69 ± 0.016 13.48 ± 0.09
Carbohydrate (%) 56.05 ± 0.21 50.65 ± 0.35
Gross energy (kcal/kg) 3911.7 ± 25.57 3505.67 ± 29.59
Neutral detergent fiber; NDF (%) 75.19 ± 0.22 66.31 ± 0.22
Acid detergent fiber; ADF (%) 45.67 ± 0.40 40.93 ± 0.52
Acid detergent lignin; ADL (%) 8.94 ± 0.28 8.10 ± 0.05
Hemicellulose (%)a 29.52 ± 0.44 25.39 ± 0.61
Cellulose (%)b 36.73 ± 0.14 32.83 ± 0.47
Neutral detergent soluble; NDS (%)c 24.81 ± 0.22 33.69 ± 0.22

aHemicellulose = NDF-ADF

bCellulose = ADF-ADL

cNDS are protein, starch, sugar, organic acids and pectin