Table 1.

Composition of experimental diets for control (gavaged with saline) or treatment guinea pigs (gavaged with A-002).

	g/100 g	% Energy
Soybean protein	22.5	23
Carbohydrate	40.5	35
Fat mixa	15.1	42
Cellulose	10.0
Guar gum	2.5
Mineral Mixb	8.2
Vitamin Mixb	1.1
Cholesterol	0.25

^aThe fat mix was high in lauric and myristic acids known to cause endogenous hypercholesterolemia in guinea pigs.

^bMineral and vitamin mix are formulated to meet NRC requirements for guinea pigs.