Table 3.
Calculated amino acid (AA) content and its digestibility (%, as is basis) of low glucosinolate carinata meal (LGCM) and high glucosinolate carinata meal (HGCM) using rooster essay in study I.
| Amino acid | LGCM, AA (%) | LGCM, AA digestibility (%) | HGCM, AA (%) | HGCM, AA digestibility (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 1.61 | 79.17 | 1.63 | 81.16 |
| Arginine | 2.51 | 92.27 | 2.74 | 92.80 |
| Aspartic acid | 2.44 | 76.54 | 2.46 | 79.36 |
| Cysteine | 1.05 | 69.34 | 1.15 | 70.68 |
| Glutamic acid | 6.69 | 87.11 | 7.02 | 88.52 |
| Glycine | 1.87 | 32.22 | 1.86 | 19.02 |
| Histidine | 0.99 | 85.72 | 0.99 | 85.88 |
| Isoleucine | 1.53 | 82.66 | 1.53 | 83.82 |
| Leucine | 2.57 | 85.22 | 2.60 | 86.25 |
| Lysine | 1.64 | 72.41 | 1.86 | 79.52 |
| Methionine | 0.72 | 87.84 | 0.75 | 89.29 |
| Phenylalanine | 1.45 | 87.46 | 1.51 | 88.45 |
| Proline | 2.22 | 77.49 | 2.35 | 79.72 |
| Serine | 1.35 | 75.56 | 1.39 | 76.67 |
| Threonine | 1.51 | 74.94 | 1.50 | 75.51 |
| Tryptophan | 0.44 | 92.66 | 0.50 | 93.04 |
| Tyrosine | 0.90 | 80.70 | 0.92 | 81.07 |
| Valine | 1.83 | 78.58 | 1.87 | 80.04 |
W/W% = grams per 100 grams of sample. Results are expressed on an “as is” basis unless otherwise indicated.