Table 3.

Composition of vitamin mixtures administered during weeks 2, 3, and 4.

	WEEK 2 VITAMIN MIXTURE α	WEEK 3 VITAMIN MIXTURE β	WEEK 4 VITAMIN MIXTURE γ
Thiamin,1 mg	1.4	4.2	8.4
mg as dietary vitamin B1*	2.4	7.0	13.9
Riboflavin, mg	1.6	4.8	9.6
mg as dietary vitamin B2*	2.4	7.2	14.4
Pyridoxine,2 mg	1.4	4.2	8.4
mg as dietary vitamin B6*	2.0	5.9	11.8
Cyanocobalamin, μg	2.4	7.2	14.4
μg as dietary vitamin B12*	4.8	14.4	28.8
Nicotinamide, mg	15	45	90
mg as dietary niacin*	25.5	76.5	153
Pantothenic acid,3 mg	6	18	36
mg as dietary pantothenic acid*	8.4	25.2	50.4
Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, mg	0.24	0.72	1.44
mg as dietary folate*	0.48	1.44	2.88
Biotin, μg	50	150	300
μg as dietary biotin*	65	195	390
Ascorbic acid, mg	100	300	600
mg as dietary vitamin C*	100	300	600

Notes:

¹Thiamin hydrochloride was used; value was expressed as thiamin itself.

²Pyridoxine hydrochloride was used; value was expressed as pyridoxine itself.

³Ca pantothenate was used; value was expressed as pantothenic acid itself.

*The relative biological values of synthesized vitamins against dietary vitamins were used: vitamin B₁, 1.7; vitamin B₂, 1.5; vitamin B₆, 1.4; niacin, 1.7; pantothenic acid, 1.4 vitamin B₁₂, 2.0; folate, 2.0; biotin, 1.3; vitamin C, 1. Values were taken from Refs.⁴⁵,⁴⁶