Table 1. Characteristics of the yeast cell wall derivates used on the study.
| Item | Yeast Cell Wall preparations 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| YCW | YCWs | |
| Moisture (%) | 6.9 | 4.5 |
| Protein (%) | 31.4 | 25.4 |
| Ash (%) | 7.7 | 5.4 |
| pH | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| Total mannan oligosaccharides (%) | 17.1 | 23.9 |
| Soluble mannan oligosaccharides1 (%) | 2.1 | 22.2 |
| Glucans (%) | 25.1 | 24.9 |
| Water solubility index1 | 19.6 | 42.6 |
1 Determined on Biorigin Laboratory (Lençois Paulistas, Brazil) [23].
2 YCW = standard yeast cell wall extract; YCWs = yeast cell wall extract with 20% soluble mannan oligosaccharides.