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. 2005 Jan 14;11(2):242–248. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i2.242

Table 2.

Composition of the diet administered to control and experimental animals.

Constituents Control diet Experimental diet
Caesin (%) 23.8 23.8
DL- methionine (%) 0.5 0.5
Corn starch (%) 30 22.7
Sucrose (%) 30 27.5
Cellulose (%) 6.5 6.5
Corn oil (%) 5 5
Salt mix (%) 3 3
Vitamin mix (%) 1 1
Choline bitartrate (%) 0.2 0.2
TI (10%)1- mixed
Sucrose (%) - 2.5
Tartaric/Malic/Citric acid (%) - 3.3
Starch (%) - 4
Animal fat (%)2 - mixed - 10
Cholesterol (%) - 2

1TI was mixed (10%) in the total diet and compensated with corn starch and sucrose of the control diet for the nutrients composition for preparing experimental diet 2Choline bitartrate and corn oil were excluded from the dietary regimens of groups3 and 4.