Table 2.

Nutritional compositions of the experimental diets

	Group I (without tsumire)	Group II (with tsumire)
Water (g)	9·00	9·00
Energy (kcal)	368·00	372·90
Crude protein (g)	18·10	18·10
Crude fat (g)	7·30	7·30
Crude ash (g)	3·10	1·90
Crude fibre (g)	5·00	5·00
Nitrogen-free extract (g)	57·60	58·70
Ca (g)	0·52	0·52
P (g)	0·32	0·32
Mg (g)	0·05	0·05
Na (g)	0·10	0·14
K (g)	0·36	0·36

Ca, calcium; P, phosphorus; Mg, magnesium; Na, sodium; K, potassium.

Experimental diets were prepared as described in our previous report but with a slight modification⁽¹³⁾.