TABLE 1.
Composition of diets used in the feeding experiment
| g/100 g diet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Component | Control diet | Cacao lignin diet | Cacao protein and lignin diet |
| Cacao protein powder | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| Cacao lignin powder | 0.00 | 1.586 | 0.00 |
| Corn starch | 44.7486 | 43.1626 | 41.2486 |
| α-Corn starch | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
| Sucrose | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Casein | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| l-Cystine | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Soybean oil | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| AIN-93 G mineral mixture | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| AIN-93 vitamin mixture | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Choline bitartrate | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| t-Butylhydroquinone | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 0.0014 |
| Cacao lignin content, g | 0.00 | 1.22 | 1.22 |
| Cacao protein content, g | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.97 |
| Total protein, g | 20.30 | 20.30 | 22.27 |
| Energy, kcal | 419.99 | 413.651 | 405.991 |
1
Energy of cacao protein powder and cacao lignin powder was calculated as 0 kcal.