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Table 1 Chemical compounds (% of DM) of some agricultural crop mesocarps

From: In vitro ruminal-microbial fermentation pattern: nutritional insights about some agricultural crop mesocarps (peel) in ruminant nutrition

Item

DM

CP

ADF

NDF

CF

EE

Ash

NFC

Watermelon

5.58e

11.2d

16.3d

23.5c

25.2bcd

2.62ab

11.0ab

51.7b

Galia melon

7.25c

15.7c

15.8d

22.5c

23.5cd

2.08bc

10.2c

49.5bc

Rockmelon

8.14ab

9.45e

24.4b

30.0b

33.1a

2.36abc

10.6bc

47.6c

Til sabz

7.68bc

7.19g

9.63e

15.4d

18.5d

1.97cd

8.83d

66.6a

Til atashi

6.33d

7.58f

21.0c

28.0b

30.2abc

2.32abc

11.2ab

50.8bc

Cucumber

4.88f

19.1a

23.7b

29.2b

31.5ab

1.35d

11.4a

38.9d

Eggplant

8.45a

16.1b

26.7a

34.1a

33.7a

2.83a

8.23d

38.7d

SEM

0.24

0.96

1.24

1.29

1.27

0.11

0.26

1.95

p-value

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

  1. Means within each column followed by a common letter are not significantly different at p < 0.05.
  2. DM (% of fresh weight): dry matter; CP: crude protein; ADF: acid detergent fiber; NDF: neutral detergent fiber; CF: crude fiber; EE: ether extract; NFC: non-fiber carbohydrates.
  3. Til sabz and Til atashi are the local names of two Iranian melons (Cucumis melo L.).
  4. SEM: standard error of the mean.