Table 3
Mineral composition of the canola meal and soybean meal
| Mineral | Canola meal | Soybean meal |
|---|
| [24]a | [28]b | [17]c | [40]d | [17]c | [40]d |
|---|
| Calcium, % | 0.56 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.33 | 0.27 |
| Phosphorus, % | 0.96 | 1.13 | 1.02 | 1.17 | 0.66 | 0.62 |
| Phytate phosphorus, % | 0.83 | – | 0.64 | – | 0.38 | – |
| Sodium, % | – | – | 0.08 | – | 0.01 | – |
| Chlorine, % | 0.10 | – | 0.10 | – | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Potassium, % | 1.26 | 1.35 | 1.17 | 1.29 | 2.00 | – |
| Sulphur, % | 0.62 | 0.94 | 0.65 | – | 0.44 | – |
| Magnesium, % | 0.47 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.64 | 0.28 | – |
| Copper, mg/kg | 3.9 | 6.34 | – | 10 | – | 15 |
| Iron, mg/kg | 138 | 157 | – | 159 | – | 170 |
| Manganese, mg/kg | 52 | 54.7 | – | 54 | – | 43 |
| Molybdenum, mg/kg | - | 1.5 | – | - | – | – |
| Zinc, mg/kg | 45 | 57.8 | – | 71 | – | 55 |
| Selenium, mg/kg | – | 1.22 | – | 1.00 | – | 0.1 |