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. 2018 Oct 17;97(1):338–352. doi: 10.1093/jas/sky403

Table 3.

Chemical composition of ingredients

Item Corn Corn-DDGS1 Wheat Wheat middlings SBM1
GE, kcal/kg 3,906 4,755 3,898 4,162 4,282
DM, % 87.08 85.40 87.47 89.58 89.24
CP (N × 6.25), % 7.29 27.71 11.32 16.61 47.56
AEE2, % 3.44 9.90 2.47 5.25 3.45
Ash, % 1.10 4.41 1.48 4.77 6.17
OM3, % 85.98 80.99 85.99 84.81 83.07
Ca, % ND 0.03 0.04 0.08 0.51
P, % 0.26 0.81 0.33 0.98 0.57
ADL, % 0.10 1.33 0.70 2.83 0.37
ADF, % 1.89 10.29 2.94 10.96 3.64
NDF, % 7.07 35.18 10.17 37.81 6.61
Cellulose3, % 1.79 8.96 2.24 8.13 3.27
Insoluble hemicellulose3, % 5.18 24.89 7.23 26.85 2.97
Insoluble dietary fiber, % 10.10 31.10 11.70 37.60 16.70
Soluble dietary fiber, % 0.30 1.50 1.20 1.50 1.90
Total dietary fiber3, % 10.40 32.60 12.90 39.10 18.60
Non-starch polysaccharides3, % 10.30 31.27 12.20 36.27 18.23
Insoluble non-starch polysaccharides3, % 10.00 29.77 11.00 34.77 16.33
Non-cellulosic non-starch polysaccharides3, % 8.51 22.31 9.96 28.14 14.96
Indispensable AA, %
 Arg 0.32 1.23 0.52 1.07 3.49
 His 0.20 0.74 0.25 0.43 1.24
 Ile 0.25 1.11 0.39 0.52 2.27
 Leu 0.81 3.18 0.72 0.99 3.72
 Lys 0.25 0.86 0.37 0.68 2.97
 Met 0.15 0.52 0.17 0.24 0.66
 Phe 0.33 1.25 0.47 0.63 2.42
 Thr 0.24 1.05 0.31 0.51 1.84
 Trp 0.06 0.21 0.13 0.20 0.68
 Val 0.34 1.46 0.48 0.78 2.39
Dispensable AA, %
 Ala 0.50 1.88 0.42 0.76 2.04
 Asp 0.46 1.74 0.59 1.10 5.36
 Cys 0.15 0.50 0.23 0.32 0.63
 Glu 1.22 3.55 2.74 2.90 8.49
 Gly 0.28 1.10 0.46 0.84 2.01
 Pro 0.58 1.98 0.91 0.96 2.27
 Ser 0.31 1.21 0.44 0.59 2.10
 Tyr 0.19 0.94 0.23 0.40 1.72
Total AA, % 6.67 24.78 9.88 13.98 46.45

1DDGS = distillers dried grains and solubles; SBM = soybean meal.

2AEE = acid hydrolyzed ether extract.

3Calculated values: OM = DM—ash; cellulose = ADF—ADL; insoluble hemicellulose = NDF—ADF; total dietary fiber = insoluble dietary fiber + soluble dietary fiber; nonstarch polysaccharides = total dietary fiber—ADL; insoluble nonstarch polysaccharides = nonstarch polysaccharides—soluble dietary fiber; noncellulosic nonstarch polysaccharide = nonstarch polysaccharide—cellulose.