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Table 1

Proximal composition of Rancho, Cartamar, Cartafri and Sharda safflower meals.

Varieties

Parameters Rancho Cartamar Cartafri Sharda
Moisture (%) 1.42 ± 0.01a 1.61 ± 0.12b 2.35 ± 0.04c 1.56 ± 0.14b
Dry matter (%) 98.58 ± 0.01c 98.39 ± 0.12b 97.65 ± 0.04a 98.44 ± 0.14b
Ash (% of dry matter) 3.60 ± 0.04b 3.41 ± 0.03c 3.58 ± 0.05c 3.11 ± 0.00a
Crude protein (% of dry matter) 27.05 ± 0.10d 17.06 ± 0.08a 22.56 ± 0.56c 18.70 ± 0.26b

Values are the means of the four different safflower meal samples (n = 9) ± standard deviations. Significant differences (p < 0.05) in the same line are indicated by different letters (a–d).

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