Kapok seed waste is extracted to gain the oil, which is later made into oil or soap. As the dried substance, the product is later collected get processed once again and transformed into valuable seed cake or powder.

There are two types of seed meals that are commonly produced. It can be the kapok seed cake, which has a denser and solid appearance due to a certain process. On the other hand, there is also kapok seed powder, which is in the raw state or powdery appearance. In many cases, you can order or get the product from an Indonesian kapok manufacturer.

Chemical Composition And Nutritive Value

Talking about the composition and nutrition value, it can be said that the kapok seed animal feed is quite excellent. You can order through kapok fibre manufacturers to get a high-quality product with no chemical substance in it. It is proven since the Extracted kapok or Ceiba Pentandra seed meals contain numerous nutrition.

The KSM has some chemical composition, it consists of 15 g tannins, 11 h phosphorus, and 10.4 g cyclopropenoid fatty acids. On the other hand, it is also quite nutritious. 1 kg of KSM approximately has 324 g crude protein, 289 g fiber, 128 g carbohydrates, 97 g ether extract, 94 g Ash, and 3.8 calcium. If you consider that this is supposed to be a waste, then it is wrong.

KSM Applications or uses

If recalling all the high nutrition value, yes, it is a very excellent animal feed. The press cake is mainly used for feeding pigs, ruminants, cows, and many animals. But another thing that quite shocking is the use of fertilizer. Commonly, a farmer will mix the KSM material with fertilizer for plant cultivation, such as potatoes, mushrooms, and other plants.