Table 2.

Typical purified ingredients for special nutritional requirements of diets.

Substance Class	Representative Compounds
Proteins	Casein, soy protein isolate, egg white protein; crystalline amino acids
Carbohydrates	Sucrose, fructose, corn starch, (nondigestable oligosaccharides)
Fats	Lard, corn oil, safflower oil, Menhaden oil; soybean oil
Vitamins	Vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, vitamin B12, biotin, choline, folates, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine), riboflavin, thiamine, vitamin C
Minerals	Dicalcium phosphate, sodium selenite
Fibers	Cellulose, guar gum, pectin, carboxymethylcellulose, carrageenan, xanthan gum, gum arabic, inulin, fructooligosaccharides
Additives	Genistein, daidzein, cholesterol, myo-inositol
Special additives	Doxycycline, tamoxifen