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. 2017 Jan 17;8:14063. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14063

Table 2. Diet composition at each location.

Diet component NIA
UW
  Control/CR (% by weight) Nutrient sources Control (% by weight) CR (% by weight) Nutrient sources
Protein 17.3 soybean and fish meal 13.13 13.13 lactalbumin
Carbohydrate 56.9 wheat, corn, sucrose (6.8%) 60.92 58.31 corn, sucrose (45%), dextrin
Fat 5.0 soy, corn, fish oils 10.6 10.6 corn oil
Fibre 6.5–9.0 cellulose 5.0 5.0 cellulose
Vitamins ∼140% RDA   100% RDA ∼130% RDA  
Calories kcal g−1 3.9   3.9 3.8