Table 1.
Selected nutritional components in the control cat, dog, and rodent diets as provided on product specification sheets
| Vitamins |
Other nutritional components |
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| Diet | A (retinol; IU/kg) | E (tocopherol; mg/kg) | B1 (thiamine; mg/kg) | B2 (riboflavin; mg/kg) | B6 (pyridoxine; mg/kg) | B12 (cobalamin; mg/kg) | Fat (g/kg) | Protein (g/kg) | Carbo-hydrate (g/kg) | Taurine (mg/kg) | Peroxide (mEq/ kg fat) |
| Cat | 12,000 | 150 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 0.05 | 140 | 310 | 505 | 1800 | <5.0 |
| Dog | 10,000 | 100 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 0.05 | 120 | 240 | 415 | – | <5.0 |
| Rodent | 15,400 | 101 | 16.5 | 14.9 | 18.5 | 0.08 | 60 | 189 | 573 | – | – |
–, not reported