Review Article
Chemical Composition and Nutritive Benefits of Chicory (Cichorium intybus) as an Ideal Complementary and/or Alternative Livestock Feed Supplement
Table 1
Macronutrient composition of chicory
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| Chemical composition% | Roots | Leaves |
| Moisture content | 75.63 ± 0.39 | 83.06 ± 1.55 | Crude protein | 4.65 ± 0.25 | 14.70 ± 1.03 | Crude ether extract | 1.69 ± 0.71 | 3.68 ± 0.19 | Ash | 4.25 ± 0.11 | 10.91 ± 1.86 | Total carbohydrates | 89.41 ± 1.07 | 70.71 ± 3.08 | Total soluble sugars | 11.06 ± 1.00 | 7.80 ± 1.45 | Inulin | 44.69 ± 0.88 | 10.95 ± 2.56 | Crude fiber | 5.12 ± 1.55 | 16.78 ± 2.20 | Dietary fiber (DF) | | | Insoluble DF | 30.73 ± 0.33 | ND | Soluble DF | 0.42 ± 0.07 | ND | Total DF | 31.15 | ND |
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dry weight basis; mean ± 5.0 (each value represents the average of three determinations ± standard deviation); : not determined.
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