Table 1.

Analyzed chemical composition of non-dehulled (RCM), dehulled (DCM) and coarse (CCM) B. napus canola meals produced by sieving (as is basis)

Item, %	Canola meala
	RCM	DCM	CCM
GE, kcal/kg	4,323	4,345	4,252
DM	90.40	90.30	90.8
CP	36.20	39.50	35.40
Ether extract	3.50	3.70	2.60
Fiber fractions
Neutral detergent fiber	26.20	17.80	30.30
Acid detergent fiber	19.40	12.10	21.10
Crude fiber	13.70	11.30	13.70
Total dietary fiber	33.00	24.57	37.25
Non-starch polysaccharides	20.54	16.97	20.99
Rhamnose	0.29	0.26	0.28
Arabinose	4.32	4.14	4.46
Xylose	1.67	1.69	1.86
Mannose	0.38	0.34	0.50
Galactose	1.53	1.38	1.66
Glucose	6.69	5.30	6.94
Uronic acids	5.66	3.86	5.29
Lignin and polyphenols	10.17	6.01	11.38
Glycoprotein (NDICP)	3.60	2.41	6.53
Ash	6.60	7.50	6.90
Total P	1.10	1.27	1.08
Phytate-bound Pb	0.71	0.79	0.73
Non-phytate Pc	0.39	0.48	0.35
Ca	0.67	0.60	0.67

^aDehulled B. napus (DCM, particle size < 355 μm) coarse B. napus (CCM, particle size > 355 μm).

^bPhytate-bound P was calculated as 28.2% of phytate (Tran and Sauvant, 2004).

^cNon-phytate P was calculated as the difference between total P and phytate-bound P.