Table 2.
Chemical composition on dry matter basis of faba bean varieties.
| Variety | CP | NDF | ADF | ADL | Starch | Ash | ME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g/kg | MJ/kg | ||||||
| Local | |||||||
| Aquino | 273 B | 207 ab | 92.9 EF | 8.0 B | 390 B | 42.6 AB | 11.3 |
| Castrocielo | 264 BC | 222 a | 142 A | 6.7 B | 352 C | 37.5 EF | 11.5 |
| 13#5 | 250 D | 201 ab | 146 A | 10.1 B | 378 B | 35.6 F | 11.9 |
| 4#4 | 290 A | 201 ab | 120 B | 46.7 A | 221 E | 42.7 B | 11.2 |
| Commercial | |||||||
| Bolivia | 254 CD | 145 c | 98.6 DE | 7.6 B | 298 D | 45.2 A | 11.8 |
| Chiaro di Torre Lama | 260 C | 199 ab | 88.1 E | 9.7 B | 375 BC | 38.1 DE | 11.2 |
| Sikelia | 245 D | 229 a | 104 CD | 8.7 B | 438 A | 41.6 BC | 10.9 |
| Aguadulce Supersimonia | 293 A | 168 bc | 111 BC | 9.1 B | 383 B | 40.0 CD | 11.9 |
| RMSE | 4.4 | 19.7 | 3.86 | 3.62 | 9.95 | 0.95 | 1.57 |
| p value | <0.001 | 0.038 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.195 |
CP = crude protein; NDF = neutral detergent fiber; ADF = acid detergent fiber; ADL = acid detergent lignin; ME = metabolizable energy. Along the column: a–c = p < 0.05 and A–F = p < 0.01; RMSE = root mean square error.