Table 5 Proximate chemical composition and nutrient profile of dietary by-products.
From: Enriching laying hens eggs by feeding diets with different fatty acid composition and antioxidants
Specification | Rapeseed meal | Grapeseed meal | Flaxseed meal | Sea Buckthorn meal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Proximate analysis of nutrients (% DM) | ||||
Dry matter | 89.25 | 89.91 | 90.86 | 89.36 |
Crude protein | 33.56 | 13.10 | 31.38 | 11.44 |
Ether extract | 15.07 | 6.44 | 13.14 | 8.92 |
Crude fibre | 10.10 | 35.16 | 11.26 | 23.26 |
Fatty acid content (% of total fat) | ||||
Palmitic (C16:0) | 11.92 | 9.68 | 7.70 | 21.56 |
Stearic (C18:0) | 2.73 | 3.56 | 3.07 | 1.80 |
Oleic (18:1) | 41.06 | 21.04 | 18.54 | 30.70 |
Linolenic (C18:3n3) | 4.42 | 1.33 | 42.93 | 4.84 |
Total SFA | 16.83 | 13.48 | 11.07 | 23.69 |
Total MUFA | 42.90 | 21.34 | 18.71 | 45.39 |
Total PUFA | 40.26 | 64.71 | 70.23 | 30.44 |
n-6 PUFA | 35.85 | 63.23 | 27.30 | 25.40 |
n-3 PUFA | 4.42 | 1.47 | 42.93 | 5.04 |
n-6/n-3 ratio | 8.12 | 42.91 | 0.64 | 5.04 |
Antioxidant compounds | ||||
Polyphenols (mg GAE/g) | 7.95 | 90.42 | 15.33 | 90.72 |
Antioxidant capacity (mM Trolox/g) | 24.57 | 496.0 | 19.87 | 118.50 |
Flavonoids (μg rutin/g) sample (μg RE/g) | 4.51 | 100.08 | 1.35 | 120.01 |
