Table 2.
Chemical composition of commercial extruded weight loss diets consumed by 73 obese dogs enrolled in a study to investigate factors affecting the success of a weight loss programme
| Energy (kcal/kg*) |
Protein (g/1000 kcal)* |
Fat (g/1000 kcal)* | Crude fibre (g/1000 kcal)* |
Ash (g/1000 kcal)* |
NFEa (g/1000 kcal)* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diet 1 | 3,161 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 11.2 |
| Diet 2 | 2,979 | 11.9 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 11.4 |
| Diet 3 | 2,870 | 9.7 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 13.9 |
| Diet 4 | 3,118 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 13.0 |
| Diet 5 | 2,850 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 14.6 |
| Diet 6 | 2,990 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 13.9 |
a
NFE = nitrogen‐free extract, calculated according to the equation: 100 − [moisture (%) + protein (%) + fat (%) + ash (%) + crude fibre (%)].
*
According to the information provided by manufactures on the labels of the products.