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. 2019 Feb 20;7:e5828. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5828

Table 2. Stable isotopic composition (expressed as ‰), C:N ratio, ether extract (%), and the median proportion of four main ingredients (poultry, beef, maize, and C3 grains) estimated by the MixSIAR of the wet dog foods produced by several companies.

id δ13C δ15N C:N EE Poultry Beef Maize C3 Grains
1 −25.4 3.0 8.84 2 0.33 0.08 0.01 0.57
2 −23.1 2.6 5.89 0.35 0.05 0.01 0.57
3 −23.0 3.2 4.07 0.36 0.06 0.01 0.57
4 −23.0 2.9 6.07 0.36 0.06 0.01 0.56
5 −22.5 0.5 4.80 3 0.37 0.06 0.01 0.54
6 −22.5 3.2 9.55 3 0.40 0.06 0.01 0.51
7 −21.8 5.5 9.14 3 0.44 0.08 0.01 0.46
8 −21.2 1.0 5.27 3 0.50 0.07 0.01 0.40
9 −20.9 2.3 4.88 12 0.60 0.06 0.01 0.33
10 −20.7 2.8 5.77 3 0.65 0.05 0.01 0.29
11 −20.1 2.1 4.69 12 0.68 0.06 0.01 0.25
12 −20.1 1.3 5.12 3 0.59 0.09 0.01 0.30
13 −20.1 1.8 4.50 12 0.64 0.07 0.01 0.27
14 −19.7 3.3 5.54 3 0.77 0.05 0.01 0.17
15 −19.6 2.4 4.37 3 0.75 0.05 0.01 0.19
16 −19.2 0.7 4.66 6 0.40 0.21 0.01 0.35
17 −19.1 2.8 4.98 3 0.80 0.06 0.01 0.13
18 −18.6 2.5 6.71 6 0.69 0.12 0.01 0.16
19 −18.6 0.6 4.20 6 0.29 0.30 0.01 0.36
20 −17.8 5.2 6.79 6 0.45 0.31 0.01 0.21
21 −17.4 2.8 5.76 6 0.57 0.25 0.01 0.15