Table 10. Apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC, %) of selected protein sources in European seabass
    ADC, %
Ingredient Crude protein level of the ingredient, % Protein Energy
Fish meal, Denmark 72.3 94.6 95
Fishmeal, Norway 74.9 96 94.5
Fishmeal, Portugal 70.1 89.5 86.2
Fish meal, Peru 62.1 94.4 94
Fish soluble protein concentrate (CPSP G), France 71.7 96.5 94.6
Poultry meat meal 62.2 97.3 96.5
Meat meal, defatted, steam cooked 75.1 92 86.4
Blood meal 97.1 90.6 92.1
Dry brewer yeast 48 88.6 85
Soybean meal 46.2 88.9 82.2
Soybean meal (solvent extracted) 51.6 89.8 69.3
Soy protein concentrate 64.8 97.3 87.9
Rapeseed meal 35.6 93.4 78.1
Corn gluten meal 54.5 91.3 86.9
Wheat gluten 77 98.4 93.3
Extruded pea meal 24.5 92.5 84.2
Extruded lupin seed meal 42 93.7 87.6
Source: Kaushik (2002)