Table 1.

Compositions of control diet and vitamin A, C and E supplemented diet.

	Control diet		A C E diet
Composition	% (g)	% (kcal)	% (g)	% (kcal)
Protein	20	21	19	21
Carbohydrates	66	68	63	68
Fat	5	12	5	12
AIN-76A Ingredients	g	kcal	g	kcal
Casein, 80 mesh	200	800	200	800
DL-methionine	3	12	3	12
Corn starch	150	600	150	600
Sucrose	500	2000	500	2000
Cellulose, BW200	50	0	50	0
Corn oil	50	450	50	450
Mineral mix, S10001	35	0	35	0
Vitamin mix, V10001	10	40	10	40
Choline bitartrate	2	0	2	0
Supplements
Vitamin A acetate, 500,000 IU/g	0	0	0.8	0
Vitamin E acetate, 500 IU/g	0	0	25	0
Ascorbic acid phosphate (35 % active)	0	0	28.6	0
Total	1000	3902	1054.4	3902