# Wheat bran

> Wheat bran typical nutrient profile (as fed, 88% DM): 15.5% crude protein, 4% fat, 1.3 Mcal/kg ME poultry, 0.6% lysine. Energy for poultry, swine and ruminants, amino acids, minerals and fiber, with substitutes.

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/wheat-bran
- Family: Grains & by-products
- 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 | 88 | % |
| Ash | 6 | % |

## Energy

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ME poultry | 1.3 | Mcal/kg |
| ME swine | 2.2 | Mcal/kg |
| NE swine | 1.4 | Mcal/kg |
| ME ruminant | 2.45 | Mcal/kg |
| NE lactation | 1.45 | Mcal/kg |
| NE maintenance | 1.55 | Mcal/kg |
| NE gain | 0.95 | Mcal/kg |
| Total digestible nutrients | 66 | % |
| DE fish | 2.1 | Mcal/kg |
| DE shrimp | 2.05 | Mcal/kg |

## Protein

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude protein | 15.5 | % |
| Lysine | 0.6 | % |
| Methionine | 0.22 | % |
| Methionine + cystine | 0.5 | % |
| Threonine | 0.48 | % |
| Tryptophan | 0.28 | % |
| Arginine | 1 | % |
| Valine | 0.7 | % |
| Isoleucine | 0.47 | % |
| Histidine | 0.4 | % |
| SID lysine | 0.42 | % |
| SID methionine | 0.18 | % |
| SID methionine + cystine | 0.38 | % |
| SID threonine | 0.34 | % |
| SID tryptophan | 0.22 | % |
| Rumen degradable protein | 11.6 | % |
| Rumen undegradable protein | 3.9 | % |

## Minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Calcium | 0.13 | % |
| Phosphorus (total) | 1.15 | % |
| Phosphorus (available) | 0.35 | % |
| Sodium | 0.03 | % |
| Chloride | 0.06 | % |
| Magnesium | 0.55 | % |
| Potassium | 1.2 | % |
| Sulfur | 0.22 | % |

## Trace minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Selenium | 0.6 | ppm |
| Copper | 12 | ppm |
| Zinc | 95 | ppm |

## Fiber

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude fiber | 11 | % |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 42 | % |
| Acid detergent fiber | 13 | % |

## Fat

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ether extract (fat) | 4 | % |
| Linoleic acid | 1.7 | % |

## Quality & safety

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aflatoxin (total) | 1 | ppb |

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