Table 5. AIN-93G-based lycopene, selenium, and vitamin E diet formulations.
Diets Composition (g) | Control | Lyc1 | Se | VE | Lyc + Se | Lyc + VE | Se + VE | Lyc + Se + VE |
Cornstarch | 395 | 395 | 385 | 395 | 385 | 395 | 385 | 385 |
Casein | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
Maltodextrin | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 |
Sucrose | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Soybean Oil2 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
Cellulose | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Mineral Mix | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Vitamin Mix3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
L-Cystine | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Choline Bitartrate | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Lyc Beadlets4 | - | 2.5 | - | - | 2.5 | 2.5 | - | 2.5 |
Placebo Beadlets | 2.5 | - | 2.5 | 2.5 | - | - | 2.5 | - |
γ-Tocopherol | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Se Premix5 | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | - | 10 | 10 |
Total | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
Lyc, lycopene; Se, selenium; VE, vitamin E.
Tocopherol-stripped.
27 mg/kg diet as all-rac-α-tocopherol acetate.
10% lycopene.
200 mg/kg of selenium in cornstarch as methylselenocysteine.