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. 2018 Nov 16;10(11):1775. doi: 10.3390/nu10111775

Table 1.

Dietary composition of different mouse chow according to manufacturers.

Soy-Containing Feed (Ssniff Rat/Mouse Maintenance Fortified V1534-300) Soy-Free Feed (Lasvendi LasQCdiet Rod16-A)
Dietary Ingredients (in Descending Amount) Dietary Ingredients (in Descending Amount)
Wheat
soybean products
barley
minerals
oat hulls
molasses
vitamins & trace elements
L-lysine HCl
DL-methionine
Wheat
corn gluten
oats
corn
barley
linseed oil
molasses
brewer’s yeast
minerals
vitamins/trace elements-mix
Energy per kg Energy per kg
Gross Energy (GE) 16.2 MJ
Metabolizable Energy (ME) 13.5 MJ
Gross Energy (GE) 15.9 MJ
Metabolizable Energy (ME) 13.1 MJ
calc. formula §14 FMVO
Minerals [%] Minerals [%]
Calcium 1.0
Phosphorus 0.7
Sodium 0.24
Magnesium 0.22
Potassium 0.92
Ca/P = 1.43: 1
Calcium 1.0
Phosphorus 0.65
Sodium 0.3
Magnesium 0.25
Amino acids [%] Amino acids [%]
Arginine 1.19
Cysteine 0.35
Histidine 0.49
Isoleucine 0.79
Leucine 1.39
Lysine 1.1
Methionine 0.38
Phenylalanine 0.89
Threonine 0.72
Tryptophan 0.25
Alanine 0.87
Aspartic acid 1.84
Glutamic acid 4.22
Glycine 0.89
Proline 1.31
Serine 1.01
Valine 0.92
Met+Cys 0.73
Phe+Tyr 1.5
Arginine 0.8
Cysteine 0.35
Histidine 0.4
Isoleucine 0.65
Leucine 1.7
Lysine 0.9
Methionine 0.45
Phenylalanine 0.85
Threonine 0.6
Tryptophan 0.2
Tyrosine 0.6
Vitamins per kg Vitamins per kg
Vitamin A 25,000 IU
Vitamin D3 1500 IU
Vitamin E 135 mg
Vitamin K (as MNB) 20 mg
Thiamine (B1) 86 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 32 mg
Pyridoxine (B6) 31 mg
Cobalamin (B12) 150 μg
Biotin 710 μg
Choline 1370 mg
Folate 10 mg
Pantothenate 59 mg
Niacin 153 mg
Vitamin A 25,000 IU
Vitamin D3 1800 IU
Vitamin E 120 mg
Vitamin K 80 mg
Thiamine (B1) 100 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 30 mg
Pyridoxine (B6) 25 mg
Cobalamin (B12) 120 mg
Biotin 400 µg
Choline 1500 mg
Folate 6 mg
Pantothenate 35 mg
Niacin 80 mg
Trace Elements per kg Trace Elements per kg
Copper 15 mg
Iodine 2.1 mg
Iron 186 mg
Manganese 68 mg
Selenium 0.3 mg
Zinc 91 mg
Copper 15 mg
Iodine 4 mg
Iron 200 mg
Manganese 120 mg
Selenium 0.2 mg
Zinc 75 mg
Cobalt 1.5 mg
Fatty Acids [%] Fatty Acids [%]
C 14:0 0.01
C 16:0 0.45
C 18:0 0.09
C 20:0 0.01
C 16:1 0.01
C 18:1 0.62
C 18:2 1.76
C 18:3 0.23
C 16:0 0.5
C 18:0 0.2
C 20:0 0.01
C 18:1 0.9
C 18:2 1.9
C 18:3 0.75

1 Physiological fuel value (Atwater), corresponds to 3230 kcal/kg. Abbreviations: L = levo; HCl = hydrochloride; DL = dextrolevo; FMVO = Futtermittelverordnung (animal feed regulations).