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Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 3 Chemical composition of exhausted olive pomace (EOP) and treated olive pomace (TOP) (g/100 g DW (dry weight))

From: Detoxification and enhancement of in vitro rumen digestibility of exhausted olive pomace wastes through alkaline hydrogen peroxide treatment

 Chemical parameters (g/100 g DW)

Exhausted olive pomace (EOP)

Treated olive pomace (TOP)

Dry matter (DM)

93.43 ± 0.09*

91.94 ± 0.05*

Ash

6.22 ± 0.03*

5.51 ± 0.07*

Neutral detergent fiber (NDF)

66.65 ± 0.33*

75.24 ± 0.23*

Acid detergent fiber (ADF)

51.99 ± 0.73**

54.05 ± 0.35**

Acid detergent lignin (ADL)

34.12 ± 0.11*

25.7 ± 0.18*

Crude protein (CP)

4.42 ± 0.16*

3.320 ± 0.05*

Crude fiber

45 ± 0.515*

59 ± 0.416*

Total sugar

2.125 ± 0.23*

3.845 ± 0.23*

Total lipids

3.47 ± 0.23**

2.2 ± 0.17*

  1. Data are expressed as (means ± standard deviation). (N = 3); *p < 0.0001 **p < 0.05
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