Table 2 Composition of raw wheat straw and wheat meal, in % of DM, including breakdown of the starch-free residue.
From: Ethanol production from mixtures of wheat straw and wheat meal
Component | Percentage of DM, mean ± SD | |
|---|---|---|
Wheat meal | Raw wheat straw | |
Starch | 72.7 | -- |
SFRa | 24.3 | -- |
% of SFRa | ||
Glucan | 17.5 ± 0.1 | 38.8 ± 0.5 |
Mannan | BDL | 1.7 ± 0.2 |
Xylan | 14.4 ± 0.0 | 22.2 ± 0.3 |
Galactan | 1.6 ± 0.0 | 2.7 ± 0.1 |
Arabinan | 8.5 ± 0.0 | 4.7 ± 0.1 |
ASLb | 3.1 ± 0.0 | 2.4 ± 0.0 |
AILc | 15.1 ± 3.0 | 16.1 ± 0.1 |
Total ash | 2.3 ± 0.3 | 5.8 ± 0.1 |
AIAd | BDL | 2.4 ± 0.4 |