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Table 1.

Composition of experimental diets (g of ingredient per 100 g of diet)

Low-Meat Diet
High-Meat Diet
Groupa ingredient Lard Olive Beef Chick Bacon Lard Olive Beef Chick Bacon
beefb - - 30 - - - - 60 - -
chickenc - - - 30 - - - - 60 -
bacond - - - - 30 - - - - 60
casein 23.5 23.5 5 7.3 10.2 40 40 3 7.6 13.9
lard 14 - 3.8 - - 28 - 7.6 - -
olive oil - 14 - - - - 28 - - -
chicken fat - - - 0.6 - - - - 1.2 -
sucrose 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.5 6 6 6 6 6
corn starch 17 17 17 17 17 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2
cellulose 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7
choline bitartrate 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26
methionine 0.34 0.34 .34 0.34 0.34 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
corn oil AIN 76 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
mineral mix 4 4 4 4 4 4.68 4.68 4.68 4.68 4.68
vitamin mix 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.13 1.33 1.33 1.33 1.33 1.33
a Values are g/100 g diet. The five “low meat” diets contained 16.5% fat and 23.8% protein, the five “high meat” diets contained 30.5% fat and 40.4% protein (including corn oil and methionine). Mineral mix and Vitamin mix according to AIN 76 composition
b Freeze-dried cooked beef contained 34% fat and 61.7% protein
c Freeze-dried cooked chicken (with skin) contained 44.6% fat and 51.1% protein
d Freeze-dried cooked bacon contained 47.1% fat and 44.4% protein
Nutr Cancer. 1998; 32(3): 165–73.