Table 2.
Composition of commonly used low protein diets, and respective control diets
| Diet | Protein | Fibre | Starch | Simple sugars | Lipid | Vitamins | Minerals | Methionine | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LP6% | Casein 6% | 6.7% | 15.3% | Sucrose 51.2% | Corn oil 15.0% | (AIN-76) 1% | (AIN-76) 0.35% | 0.37% | Galler & Tonkiss (1991) |
| C25% | Casein 25% | 5% | 11.4% | Sucrose 38.2% | Corn oil 15.2% | (AIN-76) 1% | (AIN-76) 0.35% | 0.37% | Galler & Tonkiss (1991) |
| SH 12% | Casein 12% | 5% | 46.5% | Sucrose 23.4% | Corn oil 10% | (AIN-76) 2% | (AIN-76) 0.5% | 0.5% | Langley & Jackson (1994) |
| SH 9% | Casein 9% | 5% | 48.5% | Sucrose 24.3% | Corn oil 10% | (AIN-76) 2% | (AIN-76) 0.5% | 0.5% | Langley & Jackson (1994) |
| SH 6% | Casein 6% | 5% | 50.5% | Sucrose 25.3% | Corn oil 10% | (AIN-76) 2% | (AIN-76) 0.5% | 0.5% | Langley & Jackson (1994) |
| SHC 18% | Casein 18% | 5% | 42.5% | Sucrose 21.3% | Corn oil 10% | (AIN-76)2% | (AIN-76) 0.5% | 0.5% | Langley & Jackson (1994) |
| LP9% | Casein 9% | 4.3% | 43.7% | Sucrose 27.1% | Corn oil 5%, lard 5% | (RP) 2% | (RP) 1% | 0.15% | Woods et al. (2001) |
| C22% | Casein 21% | 4.3% | 43.7% | Sucrose 15.0% | Corn oil 5%, lard 5% | (RP) 2% | (RP) 1% | 0.15% | Woods et al. (2001) |
| HF 9% | Casein 9% | 5% | 8% | Glucose 66.7% | Soy oil 4.3% | ∼(AIN-76)* | ∼(AIN-76)* | 0.2% | Snoeck et al. (1990) |
| HFC 22% | Casein 22% | 5% | 8% | Glucose 53.7% | Soy oil 4.3% | ∼(AIN-76)* | ∼(AIN-76)* | 0.2% | Snoeck et al. (1990) |
| LP 8% | Crude protein 8% | 5.4% | 65% | Sucrose 4.4% | Soy oil 3.3% | ∼(AIN-76)* | ∼(AIN-76)* | 0.3% | Athauda et al. (2004) |
| C 22% | Crudeprotein 22% | 15% | 33% | Sucrose 5.1% | Soy oil 4.3% | ∼(AIN-76)* | ∼(AIN-76)* | 0.1% | Athauda et al. (2004) |
| LP 9% | Crude protein 9% | 5% | 8% | Cerelose 68.17% | Soy oil 4.3% | R/M 3 premix 5.45% | R/M 3 premix 5.45% | 0.08% | Holness & Sugden (1999) |
| C 22% | Crude protein 22% | 5% | 8% | Cerelose 55.15% | Soy oil 4.3% | R/M 3 premix 5.05% | R/M 3 premix 5.45% | 0.2% | Holness & Sugden (1999) |
All percentage values are given as w/w.
*
Total vitamin/mineral mix is 3.5%. Note that due to varying moisture and nitrogen free extract (polysaccharide) content (not given in original papers), rows may not sum to 100%. Abbreviations: SH, Southampton low protein diet; SHC, Southampton control diet; HF, Hope Farm low protein diet; HFC, Hope Farm control diet. Other diets are referred to by the percentage of protein where C denotes control and LP denotes the low protein diet. Note that although vitamin and mineral pre-mixes vary subtly, all are similar to the AIN-76 formulation.