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Table 1 Composition of diets

From: Leucine content of dietary proteins is a determinant of postprandial skeletal muscle protein synthesis in adult rats

Component

Wheat Diet

Soy Dietg/kg

Egg Diet

Whey Diet

Vital Wheat Gluten1

190.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

Soy Protein Isolate2

0.0

185.3

0.0

0.0

Egg White Solids3

0.0

0.0

195.6

0.0

Whey Protein Isolate4

0.0

0.0

0.0

188.8

L-Lysine5

10.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

Cornstarch

316.7

331.7

321.4

328.2

Maltodextrin

134.1

134.1

134.1

134.1

Sucrose

101.5

101.5

101.5

101.5

Soybean Oil

140.9

140.9

140.9

140.9

Cellulose (Fiber)

53.7

53.7

53.7

53.7

Mineral Mix6

37.6

37.6

37.6

37.6

Vitamin Mix6

10.7

10.7

10.7

10.7

Choline Bitautrate

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

Biotin7

0.0

0.0

0.016

0.0

  1. 1Vital Wheat Gluten purchased from Honeyville Grain, Honeyville, UT. 83.4% protein, 7.6% carbohydrate, 9% other (w/w).
  2. 2Soy Protein Isolate provided by Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, IL. 91.6% protein, 1.4% carbohydrate, 7% other.
  3. 3Egg White Solids purchased from Harlan-Teklad, Madison, WI. 87.8% Protein, 4.5% carbohydrate, 7.7% other.
  4. 4Whey Protein Isolate provided by Perham, Perham, MN. 89.9% protein, 3.8% carbohydrate, 6.3% other.
  5. 5Wheat Gluten supplemented with 6.3 g L-lysine/100 g protein to match Whey Protein Isolate.
  6. 6Mineral and vitamin mixtures [10] from Harlen-Teklad, Madison, WI.
  7. 7Egg White Solids supplemented with 16.0 mg biotin/kg diet.