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. 2024 Feb 1;17(5):827–852. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2024.01.018

Table 7.

Murine Diet Compositions

Product # D18062501
D19041709
CON diet
LMCON w/ pectin
gm% kcal% gm% kcal%
Protein 18.9 20 19.2 20
Carbohydrate 63.1 65 61.7 62
Fat 6.5 15 6.6 15
Total 100 100
kcal/gm 3.77 3.77
Ingredient gm kcal gm kcal
Casein 0 0 0 0
Egg white 203 812 203 812
L-cystine 0 0 0 0
Corn starch 346 1384 332.7 1330.8
Maltodextrin 10 45 180 45 180
Dextrose 250 1000 250 1000
Sucrose 0 0 0 0
Cellulose, BW200 75 0 22 0
Inulin 25 25 25 25
Pectin, tic gums 0 0 53 53
Soybean oil 70 630 70 630
Mineral mix S10026 10 0 0 0
Mineral mix S19427 (No Ca, P, K, Zn, or Fe) 0 0 10 0
Dicalcium phosphate 13 0 13 0
Calcium carbonate 5.5 0 5.5 0
Potassium citrate, 1 H2O 16.5 0 16.5 0
Ferric citrate (17.4% Fe) 0 0 0.029 0
Zinc carbonate (52.1% Zn) 0 0 0.004 0
Vitamin mix V10001 10 40 0 0
Vitamin mix V15927 (No vitamin A, folate, or B12) 0 0 10 40
Vitamin mix V15928 (350 IU A, 3 ug B12, 0.11 mg folate) 0 0 0 0
Biotin, 1% 0.4 0 0.4 0
Choline bitartrate 2 0 2 0
Pure red dye #40 0 0 0 0
Pure blue dye #1 0 0 0.05 0
Pure yellow dye #5 0.05 0 0 0
Total 1071.45 4071 1058.183 4071

CON, Control; LM, low-micronutrient; LMCON, LM pups transferred to CON diet.