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Table 1 Control and high iron diet constituents

From: Dietary iron interacts with genetic background to influence glucose homeostasis

 

Control Iron

High Iron

Energy from fat (kcal)

11.8%

11.8%

Energy from carbohydrate (kcal)

70.4%

70.2%

Energy from protein (kcal)

11.8%

17.9%

Casein (g/Kg)

200.0

200.0

Sucrose (g/Kg)

549.7

544.99

Corn starch (g/Kg)

150.0

150.0

Corn oil (g/Kg)

50.0

50.0

DL-methionine (g/Kg)

3.0

3.0

Mineral mix; iron deficient (g/Kg)

35.0

50.0

Iron (g/Kg)

0.287*

5.0#

Vitamin mix (g/Kg)

10.0

10.0

Choline bitartrate (g/Kg)

2.0

2.0

Ethoxyquin (g/Kg)

0.01

0.01

  1. * ferric citrate; # carbonyl iron