| Abstract: | A comparison has been made of four methods of estimating “fibre” in apple, cabbage, celery, turnip and four types of wheat bran. The method of van Soest appeared to be the quickest and applicable to present knowledge. The Southgate method is comprehensive but very time consuming. Lignin estimations by u.v. spectrum were not applicable to vegetables and fruits. In this study the results obtained by the van Soest and Southgate methods are similar. A larger number of samples are necessary to gain data for valid statistical comparisons of methods applicable to vegetable and fruits. |
