Table 2.
Nutrient matrix values of almond hulls (air-dry basis).
| Item | Energy (kcal/kg) |
Proximate analysis and sugar profile (%) |
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| GE | AMEn | CP | DM | EE | Ash | CF | NFE | Sugar | ||
| Prime | 3,699 | 1,624 | 4.80 | 85.50 | 1.62 | 8.54 | 13.11 | 57.43 | 18.14 | |
| CA | 4,003 | 1,514 | 5.01 | 88.11 | 1.87 | 5.98 | 26.35 | 48.90 | 15.89 | |
| Mineral content (ppm) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca | P | K | Na | Mg | Mn | Fe | Al | Zn | Cu | |
| Prime | 2,700 | 900 | 36,300 | 10 | 0.12 | 8 | 173 | 17 | 8 | 6 |
| CA | 2,300 | 800 | 27,600 | 10 | 0.09 | 9 | 137 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Indispensable amino acid content (%) |
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| Arg | His | Ile | Leu | Lys | Met | Phe | Thr | Trp | Val | |
| Prime | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.13 | <0.02 | 0.17 |
| CA | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.11 | <0.02 | 0.15 |
Abbreviations: CA, California-type hulls; CF, crude fiber; CP, crude protein; DM, dry matter; EE, ether extract; GE, gross energy; NFE, nitrogen-free extract; Sugar, fermentable sugar; TMEn, nitrogen-corrected true metabolizable energy.