‘Table 1, Descriptive statisties of the chemical composition (%é of DM unless otherwise noted) of cane molasses Trem Average sD ‘Maximum Dw Tas, 70, 738, ce 6.65 179 931 ‘Total sugars 02s ar 710 Suerose as 6a ors. Glucose 529 209 07 Fructose sor 253, 1428 Raflinose O08 00 008 Galactone oo 00) 0.04 ‘Arabinose oor 02 O04 ND ND ND 8 0.25 1.07 036 026 rai 079 baa 163, Arabans 0220 0s, 0.06 O28 ‘Aeonitie acid 1a O35, oat Sis Lette acid 610 2s 162 275 Malle acid 0.10 0.05, 003 oat Citste acl og bos os 022 Pyrocarbonie acid 03a 3, os 0.62 Oralie aekl 0.06 bo 004 0.09 Glycolic acid 0.00 6.00) 000 0.00 ‘Acetic acid ont 028 0.6 vos Ash 11 15. 102 163) Ca 139 oss, 2 3a Ms oss oad 029 os Ne v.08 00 or 0.2 K as 191 oan 790) Shlfates 200 oss ost 4.09 Sofie O60 bz 027 136 Phosphates 208 ovr 070 207 Nitrates, mg/l aoa 337 7 900 Chlorides, ngs 60 88 1 0 DCAD, taksg/100 & 7 53 76 155 IND = not detectable, *Sulfur obtained from sulfates considering thelr respective molecular weights SCaleulated ae DCAD, mEq/100 g = [K (% of DM)/0.089 + Na (% of DM)/0.023) ~ [C1 (%6 of DND/0.0855 + 8 (eof DMD 70.016).‘Table 2. Descriptive statistic of the chemical composition (% of DM unless otherwise noted) of beet molasses Kem ‘Average SD ‘Minima par Tre a2 oro ee 135, it to ‘Total sugars wl 30 508 Snerose 09 ra a6. ‘Glucose 028 os 0.02 Bructore O20 030 bot Ratfinose oo Oe 03 Gulnctone fos 00 boa ‘Azabinose or ot 0.00 Sylow oor 00) o0 Search os ot one Levans ose 06 045 Dextrans 009 oot 02 Aeabane one boa O03 Aconitie acid np" Eerie sei ‘toa Male acid os Citric act 080 Pyrocarbonte acid ae ‘Oxalic nei oo Glycolic acid oss ‘Rectie acid oa ash ur ron oto Ma oe Ne O62 K a Sulfates oan Sulfa 020 Chinas sort an DEAD. tatg/100 6 ° *Caleulated a DCAD. mBq/100 g = [Kk (5 of DN /0.089 +N: 4+ 8'Geot DAD/O.016, (6 of DM) /0023} — [C1 (% of DM 0.0855