Table 3.
Nutrient composition of standard chow.
| Micronutrients | Amino Acids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium | % | 1 | Aspartic Acid | % | 1.4 |
| Phosphorous | % | 0.7 | Glutamic Acid | % | 3.4 |
| Non-Phytate Phosphorous | % | 0.4 | Alanine | % | 1.1 |
| Sodium | % | 0.2 | Glycine | % | 0.8 |
| Potassium | % | 0.6 | Threonine | % | 0.7 |
| Chloride | % | 0.4 | Proline | % | 1.6 |
| Magnesium | % | 0.3 | Serine | % | 1.1 |
| Zinc | mg/kg | 70 | Leucine | % | 1.8 |
| Manganese | mg/kg | 100 | Isoleucine | % | 0.8 |
| Copper | mg/kg | 15 | Valine | % | 0.9 |
| Iodine | mg/kg | 6 | Phenylalanine | % | 1 |
| Iron | mg/kg | 200 | Tyrosine | % | 0.6 |
| Selenium | mg/kg | 0.23 | Methionine | % | 0.4 |
| Vitamins | Cysteine | % | 0.3 | ||
| Vitamin A | IU/g | 15 | Lysine | % | 0.9 |
| Vitamin D3 | IU/g | 1.5 | Histidine | % | 0.4 |
| Vitamin E | IU/kg | 110 | Arginine | % | 1 |
| Vitamin K3 (menadione) | mg/kg | 50 | Tryptophan | % | 0.2 |
| Vitamin B1 (thiamin) | mg/kg | 17 | Fatty Acids | ||
| Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) | mg/kg | 15 | C16:0 Palmitic | % | 0.7 |
| Niacin (nicotinic acid) | mg/kg | 70 | C18:0 Stearic | % | 0.2 |
| Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) | mg/kg | 18 | C18:1ω9 Oleic | % | 1.2 |
| Pantothenic Acid | mg/kg | 33 | C18:2ω6 Linoleic | % | 3.1 |
| Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) | mg/kg | 0.08 | C18:3ω3 Linolenic | % | 0.3 |
| Biotin | mg/kg | 0.4 | Total Saturated | % | 0.9 |
| Folate | mg/kg | 4 | Total Monounsaturated | % | 1.3 |
| Choline | mg/kg | 1200 | Total Polyunsaturated | % | 3.4 |