Table 2.

Ingredient composition of the folate depleted and repleted diets

Ingredients	Folate deficient diet	Control (No depletion) diet	10 % MO diet	20 % MO diet	20 % MO + AA diet	2 mg Folic acid diet	2 mg folic acid + AA diet
Corn starch	500.0	500.0	400.0	300.0	300.0	500.0	500.0
Casein (85 % protein)	200.0	200.0	200.0	200.0	200.0	200.0	200.0
Sucrose	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Groundnut oil	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Fibre (cellulose)	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	50.0
Mineral mix (AIN-93G-MX)	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.0
Vitamin mix (AIN-93-VX)	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0
L-cystine	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Choline bitartrate (41.1 % choline)	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
Moringa dry powder	0	0	100	200	200	0	0
Ascorbic acid	0	0	0	0	0.217	0	0.217
Folic acid	0	0.002	0	0	0	0.002	0.002

MO Moringa oleifera, AA Ascorbic acid, #(AIN-93G-VX) deficient in folate. All the Values are in g/kg diet