Table 3.

Monosaccharides contents in mannan-oligosaccharides of non-degraded and degraded date pits (Means ± SE; n = 3).

Component	Non-degraded date pits, %	Degraded date pits, %
Mannan-oligosaccharides	16.5 ± 3.01	30.0 ± 4.26*
Monosaccharides, % on dry matter basis
Galactose	13.1 ± 0.601	22.3 ± 4.31
Mannose	5.94 ± 0.381	20.0 ± 1.70*
Glucose	6.97 ± 0.70	14.9 ± 1.51*
Arabinose	2.41 ± 0.301	4.91 ± 0.550*
Xylose	0.713 ± 0.041	5.56 ± 0.170
Rhamnose	3.01 ± 0.260	5.16 ± 0.680*
Glucuronic acid	15.0 ± 0.940	27.4 ± 3.01*

SE, standard error.

^*P < 0.05.