Table 2.

Analyzed nutritional composition of experimental diets, as-fed basis

	FTU1 per kilogram
Item	0	750	1,500	3,000
DM, %	86.17	86.47	86.64	86.69
GE, kcal/kg	4,103	4,106	4,094	4,093
CP, %	15.62	15.48	15.35	15.94
Indispensable, AA
Arg, %	1.24	1.22	1.22	1.18
His, %	0.54	0.52	0.53	0.51
Ile, %	0.90	0.87	0.88	0.84
Leu, %	1.65	1.60	1.62	1.57
Lys, %	1.12	1.10	1.11	1.05
Met, %	0.32	0.34	0.32	0.31
Phe, %	0.97	0.91	0.92	0.88
Thr, %	0.79	0.77	0.78	0.75
Trp, %	0.24	0.23	0.22	0.24
Val, %	1.02	1.00	1.01	0.97
Dispensable, AA
Ala, %	0.99	0.96	0.97	0.95
Asp, %	1.80	1.76	1.77	1.69
Cys, %	0.39	0.40	0.39	0.37
Glu, %	3.47	3.39	3.45	3.31
Gly, %	0.91	0.89	0.91	0.87
Pro, %	1.19	1.15	1.19	1.15
Ser, %	0.79	0.77	0.78	0.75
Tyr, %	0.59	0.56	0.56	0.55
Acid hydrolyzed ether extract, %	6.98	6.24	6.07	6.17
Starch, %	35.22	35.46	40.68	38.84
Soluble dietary fiber, %	0.70	1.00	0.70	0.90
Insoluble dietary fiber, %	13.10	13.50	14.00	13.10
Total dietary fiber, %	13.80	14.50	14.70	14.00
Ash, %	4.81	4.91	4.70	4.82
Ca, %	0.54	0.53	0.53	0.54
P, %	0.48	0.46	0.49	0.49
Phytase, FTU/kg	<50	938	1,630	4,490
Phytate-P content, %	0.29	0.30	0.29	0.30
Phytate esters, nmol/g (DM basis)
IP6	18,477	19,794	17,534	19,379
IP5	2,851	2,762	2,588	2,969
IP4	342	298	260	511
IP3	205	495	319	412
Inositol, nmol/g (DM basis)	1,580	1,272	1,228	1,264

¹FTU = phytase units.