Table 2 Nutrient and antinutrient composition of cashew reject meal and groundnut cake
From: Cashew reject meal in diets of laying chickens: nutritional and economic suitability
Composition, % | Defatted cashew reject meal | Full fat cashew R M | Groundnut cake |
|---|---|---|---|
Moisture | 8.50 | 8.90 | 9.50 |
Crude protein | 35.40 | 22.10 | 43.10 |
Crude fibre | 1.05 | 0.90 | 4.30 |
Ether extract | 15.10 | 40.23 | 6.00 |
Ash | 5.45 | 3.73 | 5.51 |
Nitrogen free extract | 34.50 | 24.04 | 31.80 |
Gross energy, kcal/kg | 5035 | 6542 | 4752 |
Tannin % | 1.51 | 1.02 | 5.80 |
Phytic acid % | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.75 |
Aflatoxin μg/Kg ppm | 10.00 | 8.75 | 17.37 |