A study by Felix M. Njeri investigates the protein feeding value of sunflower meal as a sustainable alternative to soybean meal. The research focuses on how processing methods and gastric pH influence protein structure and nitrogen solubility. The dataset was last updated on May 23, 2026, and originates from the Borealis Harvested Dataverse.
Use Cases
- Compare nitrogen solubility of cold-pressed sunflower meal versus solvent-extracted and high-protein electrostatically separated sunflower meal.
- Model the synergistic effect of gastric pH and processing method on protein secondary structure preservation.
- Assess the potential of sunflower meal as a lower-cost, sustainable protein ingredient based on in vitro digestibility metrics.
Strengths
- Study compares multiple processing methods for sunflower meal, including cold-pressing, solvent extraction, and electrostatic separation.
- Explicitly investigates the interaction between processing method and gastric pH on protein structure and solubility.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026-05-23).
Provenance
- Source
- Borealis Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Likely contains results from an in vitro study on protein digestion.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-23 04:11:02