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Table 1 Chemical composition of laboratory NOR diet (Nutrients; Purina Certified Rabbit Chow # 5321)

From: Elucidation of the effects of a high fat diet on trace elements in rabbit tissues using atomic absorption spectroscopy

Nutrients

Protein%

16.20

Cholesterol, ppm

0.00

Arginine%

0.84

Fat (acid hydrolysis)%

4.00

Cystine%

0.25

Linoleic Acid%

1.31

Glycine%

0.77

Linolenic Acid%

0.08

Histidine%

0.38

Arachidonic Acid%

0.00

Isoleucine%

0.88

Omega-3 Fatty Acids%

0.08

Leucine%

1.30

Total Saturated Fatty Acids%

0.43

Lysine%

0.78

Total Monounsaturated Fatty Acids%

0.70

Methionine%

0.35

Fiber (Crude)%

14.00

Phenylalanine%

0.80

Neutral Detergent Fiber%

27.40

Tyrosine%

0.50

Acid Detergent Fiber%

17.10

Threonine%

0.64

Nitrogen-Free Extract (by difference)%

50.00

Tryptophan%

0.14

Starch%

21.50

Valine%

0.84

Glucose%

0.34

Serine%

0.85

Fructose%

0.90

Aspartic Acid%

.87

Sucrose%

2.44

Glutamic Acid%

3.33

Lactose%

0.00

Alanine%

0.85

Total Digestible Nutrients%

66.00

Proline%

1.31

Gross Energy, kcal/gm

3.81

Taurine%

<0.01

Physiological Fuel Value, kcal/gm

2.88

Fat (ether extract)%

2.50

Metabolizable Energy, kcal/gm

2.49

  1. Purina Certified Rabbit Chow # 5321; Research Diet Inc., New Jersey, USA).