Table 1. Analyzed and reported nutrient concentrations of palm kernel meal (PKM)

Item Analyzed value Reported value1)
Gross energy (kcal/kg) 4,379 4,378
CP (%) 13.4 15.2
Dry matter (%) 93.1 91.2
Crude ash (%) 3.8 4.3
Ether extract (%) 7.2 8.4
Neutral detergent fiber (%) 70.9 66.6
Acid detergent fiber (%) 40.9 40.9
Amino acid (%)
 Arginine 1.60 1.93
 Histidine 0.25 0.32
 Isoleucine 0.35 0.53
 Leucine 0.78 0.94
 Lysine 0.38 0.44
 Methionine 0.27 0.27
 Methionine + cysteine 0.45 0.46
 Phenylalanine 0.69 0.59
 Threonine 0.45 0.47
 Valine 0.66 0.76
 Alanine 0.49 0.61
 Aspartic acid 1.07 1.20
 Glutamic acid 2.51 2.83
 Glycine 0.60 0.69
 Proline 0.44 0.47
 Serine 0.63 0.65
 Tyrosine 0.30 0.38
Adopted from Heuzé et al. with CC-BY-NC [17].