TABLE 11.
The effects of processing on the nutritive composition (g/kg DM) and in vitro digestibility of faba bean (FB) seeds summarized from several references
| Authors | Feedstuff | Nutritive composition | In vitro digestibility | PER | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP | EE | CF | NDF | ADF | ADL | Starch | Sugar | OM | NDF | CP | |||
| Khalil and Mansour (1995) | Raw FB seed | 292 | 11 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 0.646 | 2.40 |
| Cooked FB seed | 290 | 10 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 0.712 | 2.70 | |
| Autoclaved FB seed | 275 | 10 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 0.737 | 2.60 | |
| Germinated FB seed | 305 | 9 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 0.722 | 2.60 | |
| Masoero et al. (2005) | Raw FB seed | 293 | 18.2 | 313 | 129 | ‐ | 371 | 45.6 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | |
| Extruded FB seed | 292 | 20.1 | 230 | 147 | ‐ | 382 | 66.0 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ||
| Ferruzzi et al. (2009) | Raw FB seed | 295 | 12.6 | ‐ | 245 | 135 | 19.1 | ‐ | ‐ | 0.914 | 0.518 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Dehulled FB seed | 338 | 12.2 | ‐ | 123 | 23.5 | 7.2 | ‐ | ‐ | 0.993 | 0.903 | ‐ | ‐ | |
| Flaked FB seed | 297 | 12.9 | ‐ | 213 | 129 | 17.7 | ‐ | ‐ | 0.925 | 0.554 | ‐ | ‐ | |
| Cooked FB seed | 290 | 12.8 | ‐ | 241 | 174 | 15.9 | ‐ | ‐ | 0.895 | 0.487 | ‐ | ‐ | |
| Germinated FB seed | 302 | 19.3 | ‐ | 242 | 112 | 19.9 | ‐ | ‐ | 0.904 | 0.391 | ‐ | ‐ | |
| Koivunen, Tuunainen, Valkonen, et al. (2014) | Raw FB seed | 302 | 22.7 | 93.9 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Expanded FB seed | 285 | 21.5 | 95.5 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | |
| Lestingi et al. (2015) | Raw FB seed | 293 | 17.8 | ‐ | 313 | 129 | ‐ | 370 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Extruded FB seed | 292 | 19.8 | ‐ | 229 | 147 | ‐ | 382 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | |
| Hejdysz et al. (2016) | Raw FB seed | 312 | 10.0 | ‐ | 213 | 124 | ‐ | 417 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Extruded FB seed | 310 | 6.00 | ‐ | 132 | 119 | ‐ | 411 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | |
| Schwediauer et al. (2018) | Raw FB seed | 317 | 15.0 | 81.0 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Germinated FB seed | 321 | 15.0 | 85.0 | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | |
Abbreviations: ADF, acid detergent fiber; ADL, acid detergent lignin; CF, crude fiber; CP, crude protein; EE, ether extract; PER, protein efficiency ratio; NDF, neutral detergent fiber; OM, organic matter.