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. 2017 Jul 17;3(3):276–283. doi: 10.1016/j.aninu.2017.07.001

Table 2.

Supplemented and analyzed concentration of mercury and vitamin E (as Hg and TA mg/kg, respectively) from the experimental diets.

Item Diets1
H0E0 H0E100 H0E200 H20E0 H20E100 H20E200
Supplemented Hg2 0 0 0 20 20 20
Analyzed Hg 0.07 0.07 0.07 17.6 16.7 19.1
Supplemented vitamin E3 0 100 200 0 100 200
Analyzed vitamin E4 0.08 73.4 189 0.08 82.7 186
1

Hg0E0, Hg0E100 and Hg0E200 designate 0 mg/kg Hg with 0, 100 and 200 mg/kg TA, respectively; Hg20E0, Hg20E100 and Hg20E200 designate 20 mg/kg Hg with 0, 100 and 200 mg/kg TA, respectively.

2

As mercuric chloride (HgCl2) at 1,000 mg HgCl2/kg.

3

As dl-α-tocopheryl acetate (TA).

4

As α-tocopherol.