Table 2.
The average daily food and energy intake of female NOD mice at 10 weeks of age within the individual dietary intervention groups
| Diet | Mice/group | At 10 weeks of age |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Food intake, g/mouse/day |
Energy intake, kcal/mouse/day |
||
| Diet A (soy, wheat, casein) | 12 | 2.36±0.36 | 7.09±1.08a, b |
| Diet B (soy, casein) | 12 | 2.29±0.35 | 6.87±1.05a, b |
| Diet C (soy, poultry) | 10 | 2.49±0.09 | 7.66±0.15a |
| Diet D (Altromin 1324) | 12 | 3.57±0.35 | 8.92±0.87c |
| Diet C (soy, poultry) | 14 | 2.64±0.06 | 8.01±0.19a–c |
| Diet C + 5% whole wheat | 14 | 2.70±0.08 | 8.12±0.25b, c |
| Diet C + 10% whole wheat | 13 | 2.67±0.04 | 8.05±0.13b, c |
| Diet C + 30% whole wheat | 13 | 2.67±0.10 | 7.87±0.29a, b |
| Diet C + 5% wheat gluten | 13 | 2.54±0.08 | 7.65±0.25a, b |
| Diet C + wheat albumin and globulin | 14 | 2.65±0.06 | 8.06±0.20a–c |
| Diet C + 5% whole apple | 15 | 2.72±0.07 | 8.17±0.21b, c |
| Diet C + 5% whole potato | 14 | 2.59±0.07 | 7.87±0.20a–c |
| Diet C + 5% whole corn | 14 | 2.65±0.07 | 8.08±0.22a–c |
| Diet C + 5% whole carrot | 15 | 2.71±0.14 | 7.99±0.42a–c |
Data are presented as means ± SD. Different superscripts indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) between treatment groups (least significant difference test, SPSS 16.0).