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. 2018 Jul 3;8:10023. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-28338-5

Table 2.

Composition of the diets in Experiment 1.

Normal OO OO−GTE BT BT−GTE
Macronutrient composition
  Protein, % of energy 19.0 17.6 17.6 17.7 17.7
  Fat, % of energy 18.7 55.5 55.5 55.4 55.4
  Energy, MJ/kg 15.8 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5
Ingredient (g/kg)
  Vitamin mix1 10 10 10 10 10
  Mineral mix2 35 35 35 35 35
  Choline bitartrate 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
  L-Cystin 3 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75
  Soybean oil 70 20 20 20 20
  Corn oil 0 30 30 30 30
  Tertiary butylhydroquinone 0.01 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06
  Sucrose 100 100 100 100 100
  Casein 200 250 250 250 250
  Corn starch 397.5 100 100 100 100
  Pegelatinized corn starch 132 148.7 148.7 148.7 148.7
  Cellulose 50 50 40 50 40
  Beef tallow 0 0 0 250 250
  Olive oil 0 250 250 0 0
  Green tea extract powder 0 0 10 0 10

1Containing the following: (g/kg vitamin mix) all-trans-retinol acetate, 0.80; cholecalciferol, 0.25; all-rac-α-tocopherol acetate, 15; D-Biotin, 0.20; cyanocobalamin (0.1%), 2.5; folic acid, 0.20; Ca-panthothenate, 1.6; niacin, 3.0; pyridoxine-HCI, 0.70; thiamin-HCl, 0.60; riboflavin, 0.60; phylloquinone, 7.5 and sucrose, 974.66.

2Containing the following (g/kg mineral mix): magnesium oxide, 24; calcium carbonate, 357; potassium phosphate monobasic, 250; tripotassium citrate monohydrate, 28; sodium chloride, 74; potassium sulfate, 46.6; iron citrate, 6.06; zinc carbonate, 1.65; manganese carbonate, 0.63; copper carbonate basic, 0.324; potassium iodate, 0.01; sodium selenite, 0.01; ammonium molybdate 4H2O, 0.008; sodium silicate 9H2O, 1.45; chromium potassium sulfate 12H2O, 0.275; lithium chloride, 0.0174; boric acid, 0.0815; sodium fluoride, 0.0635; nickel carbonate basic 4H2O, 0.0306; ammonium metavanadate, 0.0066; and sucrose, 209.78.