TABLE 1.
Composition of the diet used for this study.
| AA + (500 mg Kg–1) diet | AA- diet | ||
| Component | Amount (g)/100 g | Amount (g) for 500 g | Amount (g) for 500 g |
| Wheat gluten1 | 15 | 75 | 75 |
| Casein1 | 30.5 | 152.5 | 152.5 |
| Egg whites | 4 | 20 | 20 |
| Cellulose1 | 3 | 15 | 15 |
| Vitamin mix (without AA)1 | 4 | 20 | 20 |
| Mineral mix1 | 4 | 20 | 20 |
| Starch2 | 26.5 | 132.5 | 132.5 |
| Corn oil1 | 7 | 35 | 35 |
| Soy lecithin1 | 5 | 25 | 25 |
| Stay C (AA source)2 | 50 mg | 250 mg | 0 |
| alpha tocopherol (Vit E)2 | 0.05 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
1https://dyets.com/. 2Thermo Fisher Scientific, United States.