Sunflower Cake

Sunflower cake is a concentrated feed obtained as a result of pressing sunflower oil using the technology of "cold pressing" with gentle modes of oil extraction. This results in not only oil, but also high-quality cake. Sunflower cake has a high feed value: Exchange energy - 303 kcal per 100 g of product; Protein content-36%; The fat content is 13%; The carbohydrate content of 18%. The cake contains a residual amount of sunflower oil up to 15 %, which has high quality indicators, incomparable with feed oil: low degree of oxidation, high content of vitamin E and phospholipids, contains b vitamins, beta-carotene. Due to the oil content in the cake, no additional costs are required for the purchase of feed oil for composing compound feeds. The low fiber content in cake is explained by the fact that sunflower seeds are subjected to collapse, i.e. the separation of the husk from the core up to 50%. The cake has an optimal humidity of up to 8%. Sunflower cake can be fed to any type of animal, in dry or wet form, mainly in a mixture with other feeds. The protein contained in the cake is complete in its amino acid composition, especially in comparison with cereals. The fiber contained in the cake affects the digestibility of food and is necessary in the diets of all animals, especially ruminants.