# Wheat middlings

> Wheat middlings typical nutrient profile (as fed, 89% DM): 16.5% crude protein, 4.2% fat, 1.9 Mcal/kg ME poultry, 0.65% lysine. Energy for poultry, swine and ruminants, amino acids, minerals and fiber, with substitutes.

- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/ingredients/wheat-middlings
- 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 | 89 | % |
| Ash | 4.6 | % |

## Energy

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ME poultry | 1.9 | Mcal/kg |
| ME swine | 2.8 | Mcal/kg |
| NE swine | 1.85 | Mcal/kg |
| ME ruminant | 2.75 | Mcal/kg |
| NE lactation | 1.65 | Mcal/kg |
| NE maintenance | 1.78 | Mcal/kg |
| NE gain | 1.16 | Mcal/kg |
| Total digestible nutrients | 75 | % |
| DE fish | 2.3 | Mcal/kg |
| DE shrimp | 2.2 | Mcal/kg |

## Protein

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude protein | 16.5 | % |
| Lysine | 0.65 | % |
| Methionine | 0.25 | % |
| Methionine + cystine | 0.55 | % |
| Threonine | 0.53 | % |
| Tryptophan | 0.22 | % |
| Arginine | 1.05 | % |
| Valine | 0.78 | % |
| Isoleucine | 0.52 | % |
| Histidine | 0.42 | % |
| SID lysine | 0.48 | % |
| SID methionine | 0.21 | % |
| SID methionine + cystine | 0.44 | % |
| SID threonine | 0.38 | % |
| SID tryptophan | 0.18 | % |
| Rumen degradable protein | 12.4 | % |
| Rumen undegradable protein | 4.1 | % |

## Minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Calcium | 0.12 | % |
| Phosphorus (total) | 0.93 | % |
| Phosphorus (available) | 0.3 | % |
| Sodium | 0.03 | % |
| Chloride | 0.05 | % |
| Magnesium | 0.4 | % |
| Potassium | 1.05 | % |
| Sulfur | 0.18 | % |

## Trace minerals

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Selenium | 0.7 | ppm |
| Copper | 11 | ppm |
| Zinc | 90 | ppm |

## Fiber

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crude fiber | 7.5 | % |
| Neutral detergent fiber | 35 | % |
| Acid detergent fiber | 10 | % |

## Fat

| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ether extract (fat) | 4.2 | % |
| Linoleic acid | 1.8 | % |

## Quality & safety

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

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