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Castor (Ricinus communis), seed

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 95 0.3 94.8 95.3 6  
Crude protein % DM 18.7 1.3 17.5 20.4 6  
Crude fibre % DM 8.6 0.6 7.8 9.3 5  
Ether extract % DM 53.6 2.6 50.3 55.8 6  
Ash % DM 2.7 0.3 2.4 2.9 6  
Insoluble ash % DM 0.04   0.01 0.07 3  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 30.5         *
               
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Alanine g/16g N 5.3       1  
Arginine g/16g N 7.3       1  
Aspartic acid g/16g N 15.2       1  
Cystine g/16g N 1.8       1  
Glutamic acid g/16g N 10.2       1  
Glycine g/16g N 1.1       1  
Histidine g/16g N 1.7       1  
Isoleucine g/16g N 3.7       1  
Leucine g/16g N 6.5       1  
Lysine g/16g N 4.4       1  
Methionine g/16g N 2.8       1  
Methionine+cystine g/16g N 4.5         *
Phenylalanine g/16g N 5.2       1  
Phenylalanine+tyrosine g/16g N 7.8         *
Proline g/16g N 3       1  
Serine g/16g N 3.2       1  
Threonine g/16g N 3.7       1  
Tyrosine g/16g N 2.6       1  
Valine g/16g N 4.9       1  
               
Fatty acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Palmitic acid C16:0 % fatty acids 1.4   0.9 1.9 4  
Stearic acid C18:0 % fatty acids 1.3   1 1.4 4  
Oleic acid C18:1 % fatty acids 4.2   2.9 4.8 4  
Ricinoleic acid C18:1 OH % fatty acids 81.8   78.8 89 4  
Linoleic acid C18:2 % fatty acids 5.3   4.5 5.7 4  
Linolenic acid C18:3 % fatty acids 0.5   0.4 0.6 4  
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 2.5 0.3 2.2 2.8 6  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 4 0.8 3 4.8 6  
Potassium g/kg DM 4.4 0.4 3.9 4.6 6  
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.6 0.4 2.1 2.9 6  

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

Anastasi et al., 2014; CIRAD, 1991; Igwe et al., 2012; Pozy et al., 1996

Last updated on 29/10/2020 18:41:38

Datasheet 
Castor bean (Ricinus communis) seeds, oil meal and by-products
Table status 
Finished
Table order 
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