Table 1.
Contents of free choline, carnitine, carnitine precursors and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) (µmol/100 g) in the control and 11% phospholipid-protein complex (PPC) diets.
| Organic Compound | Control 1 | 11% PPC |
|---|---|---|
| TMAO | <0.001 | 12.6 |
| Free choline | 17.1 | 20.9 |
| Betaine | <0.001 | 3.9 |
| Carnitine | 0.25 | 0.27 |
| γ-Butyrobetaine | <0.001 | 0.009 |
| TML | <0.001 | 0.003 |
| TMA 1 | - | 7.06 |
1 Calculated from commercial analysis of phospholipid-protein complex (PPC), and assumed not to be present in the control diet. Abbreviations: PC, phosphatidyl choline; TMA, trimethylamine; TMAO, trimethylamine-N-oxide; TML, trimethyllysine.