TABLE 1.
Nutritional profiles of normal and methionine-restricted diets
| Amino Acids | Fats & Carbohydrates | Mineral & Vitamins | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients, Concentration % | Ingredients, Concentration % | Ingredients, Concentration % | |||
| Arginine | 0.83 | Linoleic | 2.86 | Total mineral mix | 10.0 |
| Histidine | 0.49 | Linolenic Acid | 0.05 | Total vitamin mix | 0.2 |
| Isoleucine | 0.80 | Choline chloride | 0.1 | ||
| Leucine | 1.20 | Other Fatty Acid: | Sodium Bicarbonate | 1.0 | |
| Lysine | 1.12 | Omega-3 | 0.05 | Vitamin B-12, mcg/kg | 40.0 |
| Methionine | 0.45,0.20,0.15,0.10 | Total saturated | 0.64 | ||
| Cystine | 0.40 | Total monounsaturated | 1.21 | ||
| Phenylalanine | 0.80 | Polyunsaturated | 2.90 | ||
| Tyrosine | 0.40 | ||||
| Threonine | 0.78 | Carbohydrate: | |||
| Tryptophan | 0.20 | Corn starch | 41.9–42.2 | ||
| Valine | 0.80 | Sucrose | 25.9 | ||
| Alanine | 1.00 | Corn oil | 5.0 | ||
| Aspartic acid | 1.00 | ||||
| Glutamic acid | 1.00 | ||||
| Glycine | 0.99 | ||||
| Proline | 1.00 | ||||
| Serine | 1.00 | ||||