Table 1.
Relative non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) in feedstuff 1.
| Feedstuff | Arabinose, % | Xylose, % | AX, % | β-Glucan, % | Cellulose, % | Total NSP, % | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn grain | 1.2 (0.5) | 1.7 (0.4) | ND | ND | 1.7 | 8.1 (2.5) | [49] |
| ND | ND | 5.1 (0.1) | ND | 2.0 | 8.0 (0.1) | [28] | |
| ND | 1.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 8.3 | [74] | |
| 2.0 (0.3) | 2.7 (0.2) | 4.7 (0.5) | 0.1 | 2.0 | 9.0 (1.1) | [75] | |
| Soybean meal | 1.7 (0.9) | 1.7 (0.2) | ND | ND | 6.2 | 21.7 (6.3) | [76] |
| ND | ND | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 25.7 | [74] | |
| 2.6 (0.9) | 1.7 (0.2) | ND | ND | 5.9 | 21.0 (5.8) | [75] | |
| 3.1 (0.53) | 1.7 (0.11) | ND | ND | 4.4 | 19.2 (2.7) | [77] | |
| Wheat grain | ND | ND | 7.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 10.0 | [74] |
| 1.7 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.7) | ND | ND | 1.3 | 9.5 (1.9) | [49] | |
| ND | ND | 6.3 (1.8) | 0.4 (0.4) | 2.0 | 9.0 (2.4) | [78] | |
| Sorghum | ND | ND | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 5.5 | [74] |
| 1.6 (0.1) | 1.3 | ND | ND | 1.5 | 6.6 (0.4) | [49] | |
| Barley | ND | ND | 7.1 (0.8) | 0.7 (3.6) | 3.9 | 12.2 (4.5) | [78] |
| 1.7 (0.3) | 2.4 (0.4) | ND | 4.2 | 1.0 | 12.4 (5) | [76] | |
| Corn DDGS | ND | ND | 11.7 | ND | 10.7 | 25.3 | [74] |
| 4.3 (0.5) | 6.2 (0.9) | ND | ND | 5.8 | 25.0 (3.4) | [49] | |
| 7.9 (2.4) | 10.2 (2.6) | ND | ND | 6.0 | 31.8 (8.3) | [24] | |
| Wheat DDGS | ND | ND | 12.2 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 17.0 | [74] |
| Rolled Oats | 0.6 (0.4) | 1.1 (0.2) | ND | 4.2 | 0.6 | 9.1 (4.8) | [76] |
1 Values reported on a % dry matter basis. DDGS, dried distiller grains with solubles. AX, arabinoxylan. ND, no data. Values inside parentheses indicated soluble portion of NSP. Values outside parentheses denote insoluble portion of NSP.