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Table 2 Low molecular weight sugars of feedstuffs (g/kg DM) compared in the present study, results are expressed as mean ± SE

From: Evaluation of the nutritive value of muiumba (Baikiaea plurijuga) seeds: chemical composition, in vitro organic matter digestibility and in vitro gas production

Feeds

Glucose

Frutose

Sucrose

Maltose

Verbascose

Raffinose

Total

Muiumba seeds

0.18 ± 0.01

4.24 ± 0.12

13.83 ± 0.55

32.88 ± 1.97

ND

25.00 ± 1.41

76.1

Corn

1.49 ± 0.05

1.77 ± 0.05

18.05 ± 0.41

17.62 ± 0.77

ND

1.82 ± 0.09

40.8

Oats

0.52 ± 0.03

0.76 ± 0.02

8.03 ± 0.25

7.55 ± 1.97

0.50 ± 0.02

8.46 ± 0.51

28.8

Distilled wheat

0.51 ± 0.02

ND

6.07 ± 0.36

1.04 ± 0.39

0.19 ± 0.01

1.19 ± 0.07

9.3

Wheat bran

2.48 ± 0.10

1.61 ± 0.06

20.60 ± 1.23

49.60 ± 3.27

0.67 ± 0.04

12.04 ± 0.47

87.0

Coconut meal

0.43 ± 0.02

5.30 ± 0.11

52.66 ± 2.64

3.66 ± 0.07

ND

5.06 ± 0.27

67.1

Sunflower meal

2.96 ± 0.11

5.09 ± 0.13

39.60 ± 2.08

203.30 ± 10.9

1.16 ± 0.07

0.78 ± 0.03

252.6

Rapeseed meal

0.78 ± 0.04

1.26 ± 0.04

58.59 ± 3.52

1.00 ± 0.04

0.99 ± 0.03

1.78 ± 0.10

62.7

Soybean meal

0.11 ± 0.01

0.23 ± 0.01

39.75 ± 1.65

115.10 ± 6.46

28.90 ± 1.77

ND

184.2

  1. ND not detected.