Table 2.
Gross energy (GE, kcal/kg) and nutrient composition (%) of copra meal from different countries (as-is basis)
| Moisture | Crude protein | Ether extract | Crude fiber | Ash | GE | Calcium | Phosphorus | Lysine | Methionine | Cysteine | Threonine |
Indonesia | | | | | | | | | | | | |
n | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 124 | 171 | 171 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
Mean | 10.98 | 21.73 | 2.37 | 12.46 | 6.54 | 4,033 | 0.12 | 0.56 | 0.37 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.59 |
CV | 11.94 | 4.47 | 49.91 | 20.44 | 6.25 | 6.14 | 70.84 | 13.10 | 29.87 | 30.98 | 17.18 | 13.17 |
Philippines | | | | | | | | | | | | |
n | 184 | 184 | 185 | 184 | 184 | 145 | 184 | 184 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 |
Mean | 10.68 | 20.98 | 3.24 | 11.40 | 6.69 | 4,082 | 0.10 | 0.56 | 0.40 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.58 |
CV | 13.17 | 3.35 | 35.63 | 13.94 | 8.71 | 5.06 | 29.11 | 11.53 | 22.73 | 17.41 | 12.37 | 12.82 |
SEM | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 20 | 0.005 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.004 | 0.01 |
P-value | 0.038 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.005 | 0.076 | 0.016 | 0.349 | 0.025 | 0.344 | 0.118 | 0.375 |