Lemna Protein Concentrate

Nutritional value of co-products from the tropical food industry and of novel feed ingredients

Stein, H. H. 2015. Nutritional value of co-products from the tropical food industry and of novel feed ingredients. 28th Annual PHILSAN Convention, Pasay City, Manila, Philippines, October 8, 2015. Link to full text (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Copra meal, Copra expeller, Palm kernel meal, Palm kernel expellers, Rice bran, Lemna Protein Concentrate, Microalgae, Single cell protein
Authors: 
Stein
Publication Type: 
Conference proceedings

Concentration of metabolizable energy and digestibility of energy, phosphorus, and amino acids in lemna protein concentrate fed to growing pigs

Rojas, O. J., Y. Liu, and H. H. Stein. 2014. Concentration of metabolizable energy and digestibility of energy, phosphorus, and amino acids in lemna protein concentrate fed to growing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 92:5222-5229. Link to full text (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Amino acid digestibility, Phosphorus digestibility, Digestible energy, Metabolizable energy, Lemna Protein Concentrate
Authors: 
Rojas, Liu, Stein
Publication Type: 
Peer-reviewed journal articles

Energy and phosphorus digestibility by weanling pigs of Lemna Protein Concentrate, fish meal, and soybean meal

Lemna Protein Concentrate (LPC) is derived from the leaves of duckweed, one of several rapidly-growing aquatic plants of the genus Lemna. LPC is produced by de-oiling and de-hydrating leaves and stems of the duckweed plant. Duckweed has a number of advantages as a protein source. It is relatively inexpensive to produce and requires less growing area and fewer inputs than other plant protein sources such as soybean products. In addition, LPC has a favorable amino acid profile for use in swine diets. No published data exist on the nutritional value of LPC as fed to pigs. Therefore, two experiments were conducted to determine the concentration of digestible and metabolizable energy and the digestibility of phosphorus in Lemna Protein Concentrate.

Keywords: 
Soybean meal, Phosphorus digestibility, Digestible energy, Fish meal, Metabolizable energy, Lemna Protein Concentrate
Authors: 
Rojas, Stein
Publication Type: 
Research Reports

Energy, phosphorus, and amino acid digestibility in Lemna protein concentrate, fish meal, and soybean meal fed to weanling pigs

Rojas, O. J. and H. H. Stein. 2012. Energy, phosphorus, and amino acid digestibility in Lemna protein concentrate, fish meal, and soybean meal fed to weanling pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 90(E-Suppl. 3):467 (Abstr.) Link to abstract (.pdf)

Keywords: 
Amino acid digestibility, Energy digestibility, Soybean meal, Phosphorus digestibility, Fish meal, Lemna Protein Concentrate
Authors: 
Rojas, Stein
Publication Type: 
Abstracts

Amino acid digestibility in Lemna Protein Concentrate fed to weanling pigs

Lemna Protein Concentrate is derived from the leaves of duckweed, one of several rapidly-growing aquatic plants of the genus Lemna. Duckweed has a number of advantages as a protein source. It is relatively inexpensive to produce and requires less growing area and fewer inputs than other plant protein sources such as soybean products. It also contains relatively little fiber, making it a highly digestible feed ingredient.

An experiment was conducted to determine the digestibility of amino acids and crude protein in Lemna Protein Concentrate fed to weanling pigs and to compare these values to digestibility values obtained for soybean meal and fish meal.

Keywords: 
Amino acid digestibility, Lemna Protein Concentrate
Authors: 
Stein
Publication Type: 
Research Reports