Table 2. Composition of experimental feeds for study 2 designed in consultation with a nutritionist at the feed supplier (Harlan-Teklad, Madison, WI, USA) that were fed to Mongolian gerbils to determine vitamin A efficacy of high β-carotene carrot mixed with a variety of staple foods.
Ingredient | 60% Potato | 60% Rice | 60% Bananaa | 60% White Maize | Vitamin A-freeb |
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g/kg feed | |||||
Component | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | --- |
Casein | 146 | 149 | 172 | 140 | 200 |
L-Cystine | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 3 |
Sucrose | 145 | 143 | 75.1 | 170 | 360.5 |
Maltodextrin | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 0 | 120 |
Corn starch | 0 | 0 | 29.4 | 0 | 150 |
Cottonseed oilc | 55.6 | 53.7 | 48.5 | 36.5 | 60 |
Cellulose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
Mineral Mix, AIN-93M-MX | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 35 |
Magnesium oxide | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.75 |
Calcium phosphate, dibasic | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 2 |
Vitamin Mixd, w/o choline, A, D, E2 | 4.94 | 4.94 | 4.94 | 4.94 | 5 |
Vitamin E, DL-α-tocopheryl acetate | 0.239 | 0.239 | 0.239 | 0.239 | 0.242 |
Vitamin D3, cholecalciferol | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.044 |
Choline bitartrate | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 2.5 |
Fiber | 146 | 149 | 172 | 140 | 200 |
All banana was chopped, freeze-dried and ground.
Vitamin A-free feed was used for both the VA- diet and the 0.5% Carrot diet.
Fat content was equalized in the feeds as well as nitrogen and energy.
Vitamin mix provided the following, mg/kg purified diet: biotin, 0.4; calcium pantothenate,66.1; folic acid, 2; inositol, 110.1; menadione, 49.6; niacin, 99.1; p-aminobenzoic acid, 110.1; pyridoxine-HCl, 22; riboflavin, 22; thiamin-HCl, 22; vitamin B12 (0.1% in mannitol), 29.7; ascorbic acid (97.5%), 1016.6.