Table 1.
Chemical composition (% on DM basis) of full-fat hempseed.
| References | [17] 1 | [18] 2 | [19] | [20] | [15] 3 | [9] | [21] 4 | [22] 5 | [23] | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM, % | 91.0 | 88.2 | 91.2 | 93.4 | 94.8 | 93.5 | 89.7 | 93.8 | 91.3 | 91.9 ± 2.2 |
| Ash | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 ± 0.6 | ||||
| Crude protein | 25.3 | 25.7 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 21.8 | 26.5 | 21.3 | 25.6 | 27.4 | 24.8 ± 2.0 |
| Ether Extract | 33.9 | 31.6 | 32.7 | 33.2 | 23.5 | 38.0 | 27.7 | 29.2 | 28.4 | 30.9 ± 4.2 |
| Total dietary fiber (TDF) | 27.6 | |||||||||
| NDF | 37.0 | 33.4 | 29.7 | 37.2 | 35.7 | 33.4 | 34.6 ± 3.1 | |||
| ADF 6 | 23.2 | 21.3 | 27.8 | 23.3 | 24.1 ± 3.3 | |||||
| Gross Energy 7 | 2490 | 2353 | 2422 ± 97 | |||||||
| Net Energy 7,8 | 1029 | 863 | 946 ± 117 |
1 Decorticated seed, 2 Cultivar Armanca, 3 Average of 6 cultivars, 4 Cultivar Jubileu, 5 Average of 10 cultivars, 6 Acid detergent fiber, 7 Energy is expressed as kJ per 100 g of DM, 8 Net Energy for lactation (sheep), estimated according to INRA [16].