# Sunflower meal

> Sunflower meal typical nutrient profile (as fed, 90% DM): 32% crude protein, 1.5% fat, 1.85 Mcal/kg ME poultry, 1.1% lysine. Energy for poultry, swine and ruminants, amino acids, minerals and fiber, with substitutes and live price per nutrient.

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/sunflower-meal
- Family: Oilseed meals & plant proteins
- Basis: as fed (typical values, not lab results). Source: Feedsoft Formulation reference library (NRC, Rostagno, INRA-CIRAD-AFZ, Feedipedia typical values)
- Market price: https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md

## Composition

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dry matter | 90 | % |
| Ash | 6.5 | % |

## Energy

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ME poultry | 1.85 | Mcal/kg |
| ME swine | 2.35 | Mcal/kg |
| NE swine | 1.4 | Mcal/kg |
| ME ruminant | 2.55 | Mcal/kg |
| NE lactation | 1.52 | Mcal/kg |
| NE maintenance | 1.62 | Mcal/kg |
| NE gain | 1.02 | Mcal/kg |
| Total digestible nutrients | 68 | % |
| DE fish | 2.2 | Mcal/kg |
| DE shrimp | 2.1 | Mcal/kg |

## Protein

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude protein | 32 | % |
| Lysine | 1.1 | % |
| Methionine | 0.7 | % |
| Methionine + cystine | 1.25 | % |
| Threonine | 1.15 | % |
| Tryptophan | 0.38 | % |
| Arginine | 2.5 | % |
| Valine | 1.55 | % |
| Isoleucine | 1.3 | % |
| Histidine | 0.75 | % |
| SID lysine | 0.88 | % |
| SID methionine | 0.63 | % |
| SID methionine + cystine | 1.06 | % |
| SID threonine | 0.94 | % |
| SID tryptophan | 0.32 | % |
| Rumen degradable protein | 20.8 | % |
| Rumen undegradable protein | 11.2 | % |

## Minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Calcium | 0.35 | % |
| Phosphorus (total) | 1 | % |
| Phosphorus (available) | 0.25 | % |
| Sodium | 0.03 | % |
| Chloride | 0.1 | % |
| Magnesium | 0.6 | % |
| Potassium | 1.2 | % |
| Sulfur | 0.32 | % |

## Trace minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Selenium | 0.9 | ppm |
| Copper | 25 | ppm |
| Zinc | 80 | ppm |

## Fiber

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude fiber | 21 | % |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 40 | % |
| Acid detergent fiber | 27 | % |

## Fat

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ether extract (fat) | 1.5 | % |
| Linoleic acid | 0.6 | % |

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