Table 1.

Calculated proximate nutrient levels on an “as fed” basis for the brood stock maintenance diet and the base experimental diet. Nutrient profiles for ingredients^**, provided by vendors, were used to calculate nutrient levels of diets.

	Diet Nutrient Level
Nutrients	Brood Stock Maintenance Diet	Base Experimental Diet
Crude Protein*	28.53%	27.75%
Carbohydrate	26.76%	31.34%
Crude Fiber*	4.28%	2.5%
Total Ash*	26.99%	23.53%
Crude Fat*	7.72%	3.78%
Cholesterol	0.34%	0.32%
Carotenoids	1.70%	1.70%
Mineral mix	21.76%	21.76%
Vitamin premix	0.70%	0.70%
Binder and antioxidant	4.20%	4.20%

^*Empirically derived levels were determined by Eurofins Scientific, Inc. for the base experimental diet only.

^**Actual ingredients are proprietary, but all diets contain approximately 4% animal ingredients, 28% marine ingredients, and 29.1% plant ingredients.