Variability in nutrient composition of cereal grains from different origins

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Table 3 Nutrient compositions of barley from different countries (as-is basis, %)

	Moisture	CP	EE	CF	Ash	Ca	P	GE
NRC (2012)
n	52	76	33	12	38	32	39	24
Mean	10.10	11.33	2.11	3.90	2.38	0.06	0.35	3939
CV	26.24	13.59	30.81	17.95	17.65	33.33	11.43	2.21
CVB (2009)
Mean	13.10	10.40	1.70	4.60	2.10	0.06	0.35	N/A
Australia
n	34	32	34	34	34	28	32	29
Mean	10.54	9.75	2.11	4.46	2.02	0.05	0.28	4059
CV	7.61	15.97	13.93	16.84	8.13	21.58	13.43	2.38
India
n	17	19	19	16	18	19	18	17
Mean	10.26	9.46	2.14	5.81	2.10	0.06	0.25	3894
CV	9.36	4.59	25.67	3.91	7.14	26.05	11.17	2.72
Ukraine
n	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7
Mean	12.32	10.49	2.18	4.61	2.07	0.07	0.27	3918
CV	5.99	3.70	8.12	6.59	4.83	23.71	4.59	2.38
Maximum	12.32	10.49	2.18	5.81	2.10	0.07	0.28	4059
Minimum	10.26	9.46	2.11	4.46	2.02	0.05	0.25	3894
Average	11.04	9.90	2.15	4.96	2.06	0.06	0.27	3957
Among countries
SEM	0.24	0.37	0.11	0.14	0.04	0.004	0.01	25.7
P value	<0.001	0.232	0.907	<0.001	0.159	<0.001	0.013	<0.001
CV	9.83	13.87	17.59	15.94	7.79	28.84	13.08	2.98

CP crude protein, EE ether extract, CF crude fiber, Ca calcium, P phosphorus, GE gross energy, CV coefficient of variation, SEM standard error of the mean