Review Article

Phytochemical Benefits of Agroresidues as Alternative Nutritive Dietary Resource for Pig and Poultry Farming

Table 3

Biochemical composition (g/100 g dry weight) of different parts of C. intybus [54].

SugarsProteins
Plant partsTotalReducingNonreducingWater solubleSalt solubleFree amino acids

Root2.03 ± 0.020.13 ± 0.021.89 ± 0.045.57 ± 0.587.94 ± 0.301.23 ± 0.07
Stem2.12 ± 0.100.24 ± 0.102.06 ± 0.119.43 ± 1.776.85 ± 0.385.98 ± 0.31
Leaf4.50 ± 0.370.23 ± 0.014.27 ± 0.3714.13 ± 1.506.91 ± 0.538.46 ± 0.24
Seed3.05 ± 0.060.44 ± 0.102.61 ± 0.068.35 ± 1.826.81 ± 0.512.03 ± 0.05

Means ± SD.