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Food name Side stream Component group Component Value Unit Description Reference
Sugar cane Sugar cane leaves Proximates Ash 5.17 % Higher heating value given as 16.000-17600 kJ/kg; in Biomass and Bioenergy 13 (1997) 141-146 it is given as 17.430 kJ/kg. The higher value may apply to dry ash-free material. ECN Phyllis 2
Aubergine Aubergine plant Proximates Ash 2.15 % ECN Phyllis 2
Bean Bean plant Proximates Ash 2.23 % ECN Phyllis 2
Cabbage Abyssinian cabbage Proximates Ash 7.13 % Ash type: 550°C. Fluid ash fusion temperature above 1400°C ECN Phyllis 2
Courgette Courgette plant Proximates Ash 2.07 % ECN Phyllis 2
Cucumber Cucumber plant Proximates Ash 2.97 % ECN Phyllis 2
Melon Melon plant Proximates Ash 1.99 % C,H and N determined according to UNE-CEN/TS 15104:2008 EX. S according to ASTM D4239-08, Cl according to ASTM E776-87 ECN Phyllis 2
Pepper Pepper plant Proximates Ash 3.41 % C,H and N determined according to UNE-CEN/TS 15104:2008 EX. S according to ASTM D4239-08, Cl according to ASTM E776-87 ECN Phyllis 2
Potato Potato mash Proximates Ash 0.83 % ECN Phyllis 2
Tomatoes Tomato plant Proximates Ash 1.96 % C,H and N determined according to UNE-CEN/TS 15104:2008 EX. S according to ASTM D4239-08, Cl according to ASTM E776-87. Erroneous data for ash metal content corrected after consultation with authors. ECN Phyllis 2