Foxtail amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus), grain
| Main analysis | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Dry matter | % as fed | 89.1 | 1.1 | 87.7 | 91 | 10 | |
| Crude protein | % DM | 15.4 | 1.1 | 14 | 17.6 | 21 | |
| Crude fibre | % DM | 6.9 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 4 | ||
| Neutral detergent fibre | % DM | 9.8 | 7.1 | 14.8 | 3 | ||
| Acid detergent fibre | % DM | 8 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 14.2 | 5 | |
| Lignin | % DM | 4.9 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 11.9 | 6 | |
| Ether extract | % DM | 9.7 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 14.2 | 17 | |
| Ash | % DM | 3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 17 | |
| Starch (polarimetry) | % DM | 63.3 | * | ||||
| Starch (enzymatic) | % DM | 61.6 | 5.2 | 51.5 | 65.8 | 6 | |
| Total sugars | % DM | 3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5 | |
| Gross energy | MJ/kg DM | 20.1 | * | ||||
| Amino acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Alanine | g/16g N | 3.7 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 4 | 6 | |
| Arginine | g/16g N | 9 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 6 | |
| Aspartic acid | g/16g N | 7.9 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 9 | 6 | |
| Cystine | g/16g N | 2.3 | 0.6 | 2 | 3.5 | 6 | |
| Glutamic acid | g/16g N | 16.2 | 0.5 | 15.8 | 17.3 | 6 | |
| Glycine | g/16g N | 7.2 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 6 | |
| Histidine | g/16g N | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 6 | |
| Isoleucine | g/16g N | 3.6 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Leucine | g/16g N | 5.4 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6 | |
| Lysine | g/16g N | 5.8 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 9 | |
| Methionine | g/16g N | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 6 | |
| Methionine+cystine | g/16g N | 4.8 | * | ||||
| Phenylalanine | g/16g N | 3.9 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 6 | |
| Phenylalanine+tyrosine | g/16g N | 7.2 | * | ||||
| Proline | g/16g N | 4 | 0.09 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 6 | |
| Serine | g/16g N | 6.1 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 6 | |
| Threonine | g/16g N | 3.3 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 6 | |
| Tryptophan | g/16g N | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 8 | |
| Tyrosine | g/16g N | 3.3 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 6 | |
| Valine | g/16g N | 4.3 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6 | |
| Fatty acids | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Myristic acid C14:0 | % fatty acids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Palmitic acid C16:0 | % fatty acids | 19.2 | 17.2 | 20.9 | 4 | ||
| Stearic acid C18:0 | % fatty acids | 2.8 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| Oleic acid C18:1 | % fatty acids | 26.5 | 23.7 | 28.7 | 4 | ||
| Linoleic acid C18:2 | % fatty acids | 48.4 | 46.8 | 51.6 | 4 | ||
| Linolenic acid C18:3 | % fatty acids | 0.9 | 1 | ||||
| Minerals | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Calcium | g/kg DM | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 12 | |
| Phosphorus | g/kg DM | 6 | 1 | 4.6 | 7.4 | 8 | |
| Potassium | g/kg DM | 5.9 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 4 | ||
| Sodium | g/kg DM | 0.23 | 0.2 | 0.27 | 4 | ||
| Magnesium | g/kg DM | 3.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 8 | |
| Manganese | mg/kg DM | 30 | 24 | 38 | 4 | ||
| Zinc | mg/kg DM | 33 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 12 | |
| Copper | mg/kg DM | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
| Iron | mg/kg DM | 150 | 72 | 71 | 317 | 12 | |
| Pig nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| Energy digestibility, growing pig | % | 82.7 | * | ||||
| DE growing pig | MJ/kg DM | 16.6 | * | ||||
| MEn growing pig | MJ/kg DM | 16.2 | * | ||||
| NE growing pig | MJ/kg DM | 12.9 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, growing pig | % | 74.4 | * | ||||
| Poultry nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| AMEn cockerel | MJ/kg DM | 16.9 | * | ||||
| AMEn broiler | MJ/kg DM | 16.5 | * | ||||
| Ruminants nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| OM digestibility, ruminants | % | 81.4 | * | ||||
| Energy digestibility, ruminants | % | 80 | * | ||||
| ME ruminants | MJ/kg DM | 13.3 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, ruminants | % | 69.6 | * | ||||
| Rabbit nutritive values | Unit | Avg | SD | Min | Max | Nb | |
| DE rabbit | MJ/kg DM | 15.3 | * | ||||
| MEn rabbit | MJ/kg DM | 14.7 | * | ||||
| Energy digestibility, rabbit | % | 75.8 | * | ||||
| Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit | % | 71.7 | * |
The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.
References
Alvarez-Jubete et al., 2009; Amare et al., 2016; Bressani et al., 1987; Chavez-Jauregui et al., 2000; Keskin et al., 2020; Ortiz-Chura et al., 2018; Pedersen et al., 1987; Pedersen et al., 1987; Peralta et al., 2013; Repo-Carrasco-Valencia et al., 2009
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