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. 2014 Feb 10;9(2):e78566. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078566

Table 3. Main nutrients and pollutants in the diets.

Main nutrients and pollutants Negative/positive control Parental corn GM corn
Crude protein(%) 19.42 20.81 20.95
Crude fat(%) 10.07 7.88 7.53
Crude ash(%) 6.30 6.19 6.62
Total carbohydrate(%) 7.15 7.11 6.78
Crude fibre(%) 2.39 1.30 1.51
Calcium(%) 1.36 1.22 1.25
Phosphorus(%) 0.80 0.84 0.94
Lead(mg/kg) 0.21 0.35 0.35
Arsenic(mg/kg) 0.26 / 0.09
Mercury(mg/kg) 0.018 0.02 /
Cadimium(mg/kg) 0.13 0.19 0.19
aflatoxin(µg/kg) 9.42 10.82 12.40
benzene hexachloride(mg/kg) / / /
DDT(mg/kg) / / /

(note:“/” : <0.01 mg/kg).