Table 1.
Macronutrient, vitamin and mineral composition of the experimental diets. Values are presented as gram per dry weight.
Control Diet | Unbalanced Diet | |
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Ingredient | g\kg Diet | g\kg Diet |
Cornstarch | 397 | 438.7 |
Casein (≥85% protein) | 200 | 105 |
Dextrinized cornstarch (90–94% tetrasaccharides) | 132 | 145.7 |
Sucrose | 100 | 110 |
Soybean oil | 70 | 118.8 |
Fiber | 50 | 54 |
Mineral mix (AIN-93G-MX) | 35 | 18.9 |
Vitamin mix (AIN-93-VX) | 10 | 5.4 |
L-Cystine | 3 | 1.6 |
Choline bitartrate (41.1% choline) | 2.5 | 1.34 |
Tert-butylhydroquinone | 0.014 | 0.015 |