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. 2021 Aug 9;11(8):2348. doi: 10.3390/ani11082348

Table 6.

Provision of key essential nutrients from non-animal sources.

Nutrient Major Source(s)
Methionine Synthetic free amino acid [1]
Taurine Synthetic [1,31]
Arachidonic acid Algae extract [41,42,43]
EPA Algae extract [41,42,43]
DHA Algae extract [41,43]
Calcium Inorganic minerals [1]
Phosphorus Inorganic minerals [1] *
Vitamin D Ergocalciferol [1]; lichen-derived cholecalciferol [44,45]

* Digestibility and bioavailability of inorganic phosphorus should be considered [46,47].