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Annatto (Bixa orellana), seeds, depigmented

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 89.9 3.5 82.3 95.3 11  
Crude protein % DM 14.6 1.4 12.3 17.1 13  
Crude fibre % DM 18.9 4.3 14.6 26.6 9  
Neutral detergent fibre % DM 43.4 10.5 30.5 58.5 5  
Acid detergent fibre % DM 21   14.4 25 4  
Lignin % DM 8.9   6.9 10.9 2  
Ether extract % DM 2.4 0.9 1.5 4.9 13  
Ash % DM 5.5 0.8 3.5 6.7 13  
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 32.6       1 *
Total sugars % DM 5.4       1  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 18.5         *
               
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Cystine g/16g N 1.3       1  
Lysine g/16g N 4.5       1  
Methionine g/16g N 1.6       1  
Methionine+cystine g/16g N 2.8       1 *
Threonine g/16g N 3       1  
Tryptophan g/16g N 0.7       1  
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 1.4 0.4 1.1 2 7  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 4.3 1.7 3.1 7 8  
Potassium g/kg DM 11       1  
Magnesium g/kg DM 2.1       1  
Sulfur g/kg DM 3.5       1  
Manganese mg/kg DM 163   58 268 2  
Zinc mg/kg DM 87   43 132 2  
Copper mg/kg DM 32       1  
Iron mg/kg DM 65 35 32 142 7  
               
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 60.1         *
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 11.1         *
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 10.6         *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 7.4         *
Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig % 56.2         *
               
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
AMEn cockerel MJ/kg DM 9.4         *
AMEn broiler MJ/kg DM 9.3         *
               
Ruminants nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 60.6       1 *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 58.1       1 *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 8.7         *
Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants % 70.7       1  
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 24       1 *
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) % 26       1 *
a (N) % 10       1  
b (N) % 22       1  
c (N) h-1 0.097       1  
Dry matter degradability (effective, k=6%) % 60       1 *
Dry matter degradability (effective, k=4%) % 65       1 *
a (DM) % 42       1  
b (DM) % 45       1  
c (DM) h-1 0.04       1  
               
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 11.3         *
MEn rabbit MJ/kg DM 10.9         *
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 61.2         *
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit % 54         *

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

References

Bressani et al., 1983; Kumar et al., 2007; Regadas Filho et al., 2011; Rodrigues-Filho et al., 1993; Senthilkumar et al., 2008; Souza et al., 2015; Tonani et al., 2000; Valério et al., 2015; Wurts et al., 1983

Last updated on 16/11/2021 14:49:28

Datasheet 
Annatto (Bixa orellana)
Table status 
Finished
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