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Table 1 Source of nutrients

From: A low-protein diet exerts a beneficial effect on diabetic status and prevents diabetic nephropathy in Wistar fatty rats, an animal model of type 2 diabetes and obesity

Source of nutrients

Standard diet (kcal%)

Low protein diet (kcal%)

Cornstarch

35.5

54.1

Milk caseins

24.5

5.85

Granulated sugar

20

20

Corn oil

6

6

Avicel cellulose

3

3

Powdered cellulose

2

2

α-starch

1

1

Vitamin mix

1

1

Mineral mix

7

7

Composition of vitamin mix

mg/100 g

Cornstarch

635.378

Choline chloride

300.000

Vitamin E (50%)

20.00

Inositol

15.00

para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA)

10.150

Nicotinic acid

10.150

Vitamin B12 (2%)

0.250

Calcium D-pantothenate

2.000

Vitamin A (100million IU/g)

1.2

Vitamin D3 (50million IU/g)

0.480

Vitamin B2

1.872

Vitamin B1

1.500

Vitamin B6

1.020

Biotin (2%)

0.5

Vitamin K3

0.3

Folate

0.2

Composition of mineral mix

mg/100 g

KH2PO4

1730.00

CaHPO4・2H2O

1500.00

CaCO3

1355.40

MgSO4・7H2O

800.00

Cornstarch

800.00

NaCl

600.00

FeC6H5O7・nH2O

190.00

MnSO4・5H2O

15.40

2ZnCO3・3Zn(OH)2・H2O

6.0

Ca(IO3)2

1.54

CuSO4・5H2O

1.26

CoCl2・6H2O

0.40