Table 2.
Amino acids profile of diets used during the trial.
| GF1 | GF2 | CB | GF1 | GF2 | CB | FEDIAF* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % as is | g/1,000 kcal ME | ||||||
| Protein | 36.3 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 97.19 | 85.25 | 84.91 | 45.00 |
| Alanine | 2.19 | 1.99 | 1.90 | 5.86 | 5.37 | 5.09 | NA |
| Arginine | 2.11 | 1.88 | 1.80 | 5.65 | 5.07 | 4.82 | 1.30 |
| Aspartic acids | 2.83 | 2.80 | 2.26 | 7.58 | 7.55 | 6.05 | NA |
| Glutamic acids | 4.29 | 4.17 | 4.54 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 12.2 | NA |
| Glycine | 3.24 | 2.67 | 2.86 | 8.67 | 7.20 | 7.66 | NA |
| Histidine | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 2.03 | 1.94 | 1.82 | 0.58 |
| Hydroxyproline | 1.01 | 0.71 | 0.95 | 2.70 | 1.92 | 2.54 | NA |
| Isoleucine | 1.13 | 1.12 | 0.97 | 3.03 | 3.02 | 2.60 | 1.15 |
| Leucine | 2.32 | 2.20 | 2.07 | 6.21 | 5.94 | 5.54 | 2.05 |
| Lysine | 2.08 | 2.11 | 1.65 | 5.57 | 5.69 | 4.42 | 0.25 |
| Phenylalanine | 1.30 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 3.48 | 3.29 | 3.16 | 1.35 |
| Proline | 2.20 | 1.77 | 2.21 | 5.89 | 4.78 | 5.92 | NA |
| Serine | 1.43 | 1.32 | 1.29 | 3.83 | 3.56 | 3.46 | NA |
| Threonine | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.08 | 3.40 | 3.29 | 2.89 | 1.30 |
| Tyrosine | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.77 | 2.33 | 2.27 | 2.06 | NA |
| Valine | 1.54 | 1.48 | 1.35 | 4.12 | 3.99 | 3.62 | 1.48 |
| Cystine | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 1.15 | NA |
| Methionine | 1.10 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 2.95 | 2.70 | 2.49 | 1.00 |
| Tryptophane | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.43 |
| Taurine | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.48 | NA |
*
Nutritional values and FEDIAF (2020) (27) recommendation based on a metabolizable energy requirement of 110 kcal ME/kg0.75; GF1, grain-free diet 1; GF2, grain-free diet 2; CB, cereal based diet; NA, not applicable.