Table 1.
Nutrient composition of the control and test diet. Diet analysis performed at the Mars Petcare Europe Central Laboratory. The analysis used three samples (each sample analyzed in triplicate) from different parts of a 2 kg batch of diet. The values presented in this table are averages and are within conformance standards.
| - | Control | Test |
|---|---|---|
| Dry matter (g/100 g) | 89.76 | 90.10 |
| Moisture (g/100 g) | 10.24 | 9.90 |
| Protein (g/100 g) | 30.53 | 25.40 |
| Fat (g/100 g) | 12.22 | 12.20 |
| Ash (g/100 g) | 4.73 | 10.30 |
| Total dietary fiber (g/100 g) | 6.10 | 5.41 |
| Calcium (g/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 1.44 | 7.19 |
| Phosphorus (g/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 1.05 | 4.25 |
| Calcium: Phosphorus ratio | 1.38 | 1.69 |
| Sodium (g/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 1.12 | 1.16 |
| Chloride (g/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 2.02 | 2.11 |
| Potassium (g/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 2.28 | 2.56 |
| Magnesium (mg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 184 | 338 |
| Iron (mg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 25.70 | 55.23 |
| Copper (mg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 1.72 | 2.82 |
| Manganese (mg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 19.75 | 16.06 |
| Zinc (mg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 43.56 | 55.51 |
| Iodine (mg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 1.10 | 1.18 |
| Selenium (µg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 115.49 † | 121.16 |
| Vitamin A (µg/4184 kJ (µg/1000 kcal)) | 1441 | 1454 |
| Vitamin D3 (µg/4184 kJ (µg/1000 kcal)) | 4.24 | 4.40 |
| Vitamin E (mg/4184 kJ (mg/1000 kcal)) | 70 | 108 |
| Thiamin (mg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 2.26 | 1.86 |
| Riboflavin (mg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 1.44 | 1.04 |
| Pantothenic acid (mg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 6.88 | 7.86 |
| Niacin/nicotinic acid (mg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 13.12 | 13.27 |
| Pyridoxine (mg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 2.26 | 2.48 |
| Folic acid (µg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 354 | 405 |
| Biotin (µg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 276 | 310 |
| Cyanocobalamin (µg/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 15 | 14 |
| Choline (g/4184 kJ (1000 kcal)) | 607 | 648 |
| Base excess (mEq/kg) ‡ | 96 | 443 |
| PME § (kcal/100 g) | 424.47 | 393.90 |