Table 1.

Diet composition of the regular diet (cat# 5053, LabDiet, Brentwood, MO, USA).

Nutrients				Minerals		Vitamins
Protein, %	21.0	Fat (ether extract), %	5.0	Ash, %	5.9	Carotene, ppm	1.5
Arginine, %	1.28	Fat (acid hydrolysis), %	6.3	Calcium, %	0.81	Vitamin K, ppm	3.3
Cystine, %	0.36	Cholesterol, ppm	142	Phosphorus, %	0.65	Thiamin hydrochloride, ppm	17
Glycine, %	0.96	Linoleic acid, %	2.14	Phosphorus (non-phytate), %	0.34	Riboflavin, ppm	8.0
Histidine, %	0.52	Linolenic acid, %	0.27	Potassium, %	1.09	Niacin, ppm	85
Isoleucine, %	0.86	Arachidonic acid, %	<0.01	Magnessium, %	0.23	Pantothenic acid, ppm	17
Leucine, %	1.56	Omega-3 fatty acids, %	0.44	Sulfur, %	0.33	Choline chloride, ppm	2000
Lysine, %	1.17	Total saturated fatty acids, %	0.78	Sodium, %	0.30	Folic acid, ppm	3.0
Methionine, %	0.62	Total monounsaturated fatty acids, %	0.97	Chloride, %	0.52	Pyridoxine, ppm	9.6
Phenylalanine, %	0.91	Fiber (crude), %	4.5	Fluorine, ppm	9.3	Biotin, ppm	0.30
Tyrosine, %	0.59	Neutral detergent fiber, %	15.8	Iron, ppm	200	B12, mcg/kg	51
Threonine, %	0.78	Acid detergent fiber, %	5.8	Zinc, ppm	89	Vitamin A, IU/gm	15
Tryptophan, %	0.24	Nitrogen-free extract, %	53.5	Manganese, ppm	84	Vitamin D3, IU/gm	2.3
Valine, %	0.96	Starch, %	28.6	Copper, ppm	14	Vitamin E, IU/kg	99
Serine, %	0.98	Glucose, %	0.19	Cobalt, ppm	0.71	-	-
Aspartic acid, %	2.18	Fructose, %	0.24	Iodine, ppm	0.97	Calories provided by
Glutamic acid, %	4.16	Sucrose, %	3.24	Chromium, ppm	0.01	Protein, %	24.496
Alanine, %	1.19	Lactose, %	1.34	Selenium, ppm	0.37	Fat, %	13.123
Proline, %	1.31	Total digestible nutrients, %	75.1	-	-	Carbohydrates, %	62.380
Taurine, %	0.03	-	-	-	-	-	-