Research Article
A Combined System of Ground Well and Composted Olive Cake for Hot Water Production at Olive Mills
Table 1
Chemical composition of olive cake during 90 days of fermentation.
| Fermentation period (day) | Dry matter | % of dry matter | Ash | Crude protein | Crude fiber | Ether extract | NFE |
| 0 | 65.3 ± 4.4 | 4.4 ± 0.2 | 7.2 ± 0.5 | 43.6 ± 3.3 | 11.4 ± 0.8 | 32.3 ± 2.5 | 30 | 66.7 ± 4.5 | 4.6 ± 0.3 | 7.1 ± 0.4 | 44.0 ± 3.8 | 11.3 ± 0.7 | 32.3 ± 2.7 | 60 | 65.9 ± 4.1 | 4.2 ± 0.2 | 7.4 ± 0.5 | 44.5 ± 3.2 | 11.5 ± 0.8 | 32.0 ± 2.4 | 90 | 65.3 ± 4.4 | 4.3 ± 0.3 | 7.1 ± 0.4 | 45.5 ± 3.9 | 11.4 ± 0.7 | 32.7 ± 2.3 |
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Means ± SD; nitrogen-free extract. |