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Technological properties and preparation of olive cake as a feed component

Based on its chemical composition olive cake could be a valuable raw material for producing useful organic components, for energy generation, but as animal feed component as well. Olive cake obtained from three – phase decanter process was used in this research. Chemical composition of olive cake was determined, after which was the cake dried using four different air temperatures (40, 60, 80 i 100°C) with the aim to calculate activation energy, that is starting energy for releasing water. To avoid problems with storing fresh and easily spoiled olive cake, and to improve its technological properties (to ease storage, transport and packing) olive cake was pelletized after drying. At last the basic quality parameters were determined for the obtained pellets and the possibility of olive cake utilization in animal feed was evaluated.

Olive cake; chemical composition; animal feed; pellets

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