# Vital wheat gluten

> Vital wheat gluten typical nutrient profile (as fed, 92% DM): 78% crude protein, 1.5% fat, 3.55 Mcal/kg ME poultry, 1.4% lysine. Energy for poultry, swine and ruminants, amino acids, minerals and fiber, with substitutes.

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/vital-wheat-gluten
- 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: not tracked

## Composition

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dry matter | 92 | % |
| Ash | 1 | % |

## Energy

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ME poultry | 3.55 | Mcal/kg |
| ME swine | 4.05 | Mcal/kg |
| NE swine | 2.8 | Mcal/kg |
| ME ruminant | 3.4 | Mcal/kg |
| NE lactation | 2.08 | Mcal/kg |
| NE maintenance | 2.28 | Mcal/kg |
| NE gain | 1.58 | Mcal/kg |
| Total digestible nutrients | 90 | % |
| DE fish | 3.9 | Mcal/kg |
| DE shrimp | 3.75 | Mcal/kg |

## Protein

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude protein | 78 | % |
| Lysine | 1.4 | % |
| Methionine | 1.25 | % |
| Methionine + cystine | 2.85 | % |
| Threonine | 2.1 | % |
| Tryptophan | 0.85 | % |
| Arginine | 2.8 | % |
| Valine | 3.3 | % |
| Isoleucine | 2.9 | % |
| Histidine | 1.75 | % |
| SID lysine | 1.25 | % |
| SID methionine | 1.18 | % |
| SID methionine + cystine | 2.65 | % |
| SID threonine | 1.92 | % |
| SID tryptophan | 0.78 | % |
| Rumen degradable protein | 23.4 | % |
| Rumen undegradable protein | 54.6 | % |

## Minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Calcium | 0.1 | % |
| Phosphorus (total) | 0.25 | % |
| Phosphorus (available) | 0.1 | % |
| Sodium | 0.04 | % |
| Chloride | 0.06 | % |
| Magnesium | 0.05 | % |
| Potassium | 0.1 | % |
| Sulfur | 0.9 | % |

## Trace minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Selenium | 0.3 | ppm |
| Copper | 2 | ppm |
| Zinc | 20 | ppm |

## Fiber

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude fiber | 0.5 | % |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 2 | % |
| Acid detergent fiber | 1 | % |

## Fat

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

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