Table 1 Proximate, anti-nutritional factors and amino acids composition of Prosopis cineraria seed meal (PSM)

Dry matter

911.40

904.70

Crude protein

301.20

444.30

Ether extract

42.00

59.90

Crude fibre

64.40

86.80

Nitrogen free extract

534.70

344.40

Total ash

57.60

64.60

Gross energy (MJ kg ¹)

19.07

20.27

Anti-nutritional factors

 Tannin (g 100 g⁻¹)

1.41 ± 0.04

0.37 ± 0.006

 Phytate (g kg⁻¹)

0.88 ± 0.06

6.71 ± 0.11

 Saponin (g 100 g⁻¹)

0.20 ± 0.03

0.57 ± 0.009

 Alkaloid (g 100 g^-1)

0.11 ± 0.01

0.18 ± 0.007

 HCN (mg 100 g⁻¹)

3.02 ± 0.39

4.43 ± 0.12

 Trypsin Inhibitors (TIU mg⁻¹ protein)

52.01 ± 1.18

69.76 ± 0.80

Amino acids (g kg⁻¹ PSM)

Essential amino acids (g kg⁻¹)

Non-essential amino acids (g kg⁻¹)

 Arginine

38.33

Alanine

16.31

 Histidine

2.43

Glycine

19.61

 Isoleucine

3.75

Hydroxyproline

42.21

 Leucine

18.49

Serine

17.37

 Lysine

11.80

Glutamic acid

66.93

 Methionine

0.98

Aspartic Acid

38.40

 Phenylalanine

8.36

Cysteine

0.04

 Tryptophan

ND

Tyrosine

5.80

 Threonine

4.19

 Valine

6.20

 Methionine + Cysteine

0.98

 Phenylalanine + Tyrosine

8.36