Table 2. Chemical composition of meat-based diet and vegetarian diet.

Parameter	Unit	Meat-based diet	Vegetarian diet
Dry matter in fresh matter	g/kg	941	913
Crude ash	g/kg DM	62.4	55.1
Crude protein		240	222
Crude fat		126	106
Crude fiber		18.1	16.5
Nitrogen free extract		554	600
Metabolizable energy1	kcal/100 g as fed	385	368
Calcium	g/kg DM	11.6	9.43
Phosphorus		8.09	8.21

¹ME content of the diets was estimated in accordance with Kamphues et al. [27].