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. 2019 Jan 22;24(3):392. doi: 10.3390/molecules24030392

Table 1.

Chemical composition of sugar beet pulp by-products (g/100 g DW).

Parameter SBP-P SBP-E SBP-D
°Brix 5.00 ± 0.21 b 4.60 ± 0.07 a 4.40 ± 0.14 a
pH 4.62 ± 0.08 c 3.51 ± 0.03 a 3.71 ± 0.06 a,b
Aw 0.88 ± 0.01 b 0.90 ± 0.02 b 0.73 ± 0.02 a
DW (%) 91.12 ± 0.16 b 83.41 ± 0.15 a 96.53 ± 0.22 c
Total fat (g/100 g DW) 0.84 ± 0.02 a 1.70 ± 0.04 c 1.33 ± 0.03 b
Protein (g/100 g DW) 10.42 ± 0.52 c 8.30 ± 0.30 ab 8.01 ± 0.31 a
Total carbohydrates (g/100 g DW) 82.64 ± 0.63 c 70.22 ± 0.32 a 78.14 ± 0.50 b
Reducing carbohydrates (g/100 g DW) 10.40 ± 0.11 c 6.73 ± 0.10 b 4.21 ± 0.08 a
TDF (g/100 g DW) 75.20 ± 0.24 b 64.52 ± 0.07 a 76.84 ± 0.32 b,c
IDF (g/100 g DW) 47.58 ± 0.16 b 34.51 ± 0.09 a 51.32 ± 0.18 b,c
SDF (g/100 g DW) 26.63 ± 0.47 a 30.04 ± 0.50 b,c 29.78 ± 0.34 b
Ash (g/100 g DW) 1.86 a,b 1.87 a,b 1.81 a
Na+ (mg/100 g DW) 17.66 a,b 26.39 c 16.16 a
Mg+2 (mg/100 g DW) 244.97 c 217.16 a,b 214.30 a
P+3 (mg/100 g DW) 27.51 a,b 24.20 a 23.55 a
K+ (mg/100 g DW) 184.72 b 189.84 b,c 174.68 a
Ca+2 (mg/100 g DW) 1327.90 a,b 1332.21 b,c 1317.26 a
Fe+3 (mg/100 g DW) 54.63 a 84.95 c 62.45 a,b
Total phenols (mg GAE/100 g DW) 0.38 ± 0.05 c 0.29 ± 0.02 b 0.17 ± 0.01 a
Antioxidant capacity (mM de Trolox/100 g DW) 2.34 ± 0.14 b,c 2.23 ± 0.09 b 1.16 ± 0.10 a

SBP-P: sugar beet pulp pressed, SBP-E: sugar beet pulp ensiled, SBP-D: sugar beet pulp dried. FM: fresh matter. DW: dry weight. TDF: total dietary fiber. IDF: insoluble dietary fiber. SDF: soluble dietary fiber. Means with different letters a–c denote significant difference (p < 0.05) in the same row.