Table 1.
Gross energy (GE, kcal/kg) and nutrient composition (%) of copra expellers from different countries (as-is basis)
| Moisture | Crude protein | Ether extract | Crude fiber | Ash | GE | Calcium | Phosphorus | Lysine | Methionine | Cysteine | Threonine |
Indonesia | | | | | | | | | | | | |
n | 39 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 36 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Mean | 8.16 | 21.38 | 10.72 | 13.03 | 6.31 | 4,540 | 0.10 | 0.54 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.58 |
CV | 26.29 | 3.88 | 22.68 | 23.08 | 5.09 | 5.52 | 20.39 | 9.09 | 23.90 | 85.37 | 129.75 | 9.02 |
Philippines | | | | | | | | | | | | |
n | 119 | 121 | 125 | 125 | 121 | 82 | 120 | 121 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
Mean | 8.79 | 20.63 | 8.78 | 12.12 | 6.02 | 4,343 | 0.10 | 0.56 | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.56 |
CV | 27.06 | 4.35 | 11.50 | 14.92 | 6.66 | 4.81 | 34.35 | 9.29 | 22.50 | 39.26 | 14.51 | 10.61 |
SEM | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.05 | 35 | 0.004 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
P-value | 0.148 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.018 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.764 | 0.107 | 0.453 | 0.031 | 0.043 | 0.043 |