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Table 3 Nutrient composition of the complete dry diet and snacks as used in this study and the National research Council (NRC) requirements for adult cats and kittens

From: No up-regulation of the phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase pathway and choline production by sex hormones in cats

Nutrients

Analysis method

 

Diet

Snack

Diet

Snack

 

Diet

Snack

Adult cat

Adult cat

800 g kitten

  

Unit

(as fed)

(as fed)

(DMa)

(DM)

Unit

     

Moisture

CE N°152/2009

g/100 g

7.2

8.1

        

Protein

AOAC 990.03/NF V18-120

g/100 g

28.7

28.2

30.9

30.7

g/1000 kcal

77.8

74.5

40.0

50.0

56.3

Fat

AOAC 954.02

g/100 g

11.8

12.7

12.7

13.8

g/1000 kcal

32.1

33.5

NDb

22.5

22.5

Ash

AOAC 942.05

g/100 g

7.6

5.8

8.1

6.3

g/1000 kcal

20.5

15.3

   

Crude fiber

AOCS Ba6-05

g/100 g

2.7

2.0

2.9

2.2

g/1000 kcal

7.3

5.3

   

Nitrogen free extract

calculated

g/100 g

42.1

43.2

45.3

47.0

g/1000 kcal

114.0

114.2

   

Starch

DIR. 72/199/CEE

g/100 g

30.5

ND

32.9

ND

g/1000 kcal

82.7

ND

   

Methionine

CE N° 152/2009

g/100 g

0.45

0.47

0.48

0.51

g/1000 kcal

1.22

1.24

0.34

0.43

1.10

Cystine

CE N° 152/2009

g/100 g

0.64

0.65

0.69

0.71

g/1000 kcal

1.73

1.72

   

methionine + cystine

CE N° 152/2009

g/100 g

1.09

1.12

1.17

1.22

g/1000 kcal

2.95

2.96

0.68

0.85

2.20

Choline

Ionic Cromatography

g/100 g

0.24

0.24

0.26

0.26

g/1000 kcal

0.65

0.63

0.51

0.64

0.64

Taurine

HPLC

g/100 g

0.07

0.07

0.08

0.08

g/1000 kcal

0.20

0.18

0.08

0.10

0.10

Betaine

  

ND

ND

ND

ND

 

ND

ND

   

Folate (Vitamine B9)

HPLC

mg/kg

2.81

1.93

3.03

2.10

mg/1000 kcal

0.76

0.51

0.15

0.19

0.19

Cobalamine (Vitamine B12)

HPLC

ÎĽg/kg

40.00

30.00

43.09

32.64

μg/1000 kcal

10.84

7.93

ND

5.60

5.60

added Pyridoxine (Vitamine B6)

AOCS Ba6-05

mg/kg

10.39

8.55

11.19

9.30

mg/1000 kcal

2.82

2.26

0.50

0.63

0.63

calculated ME (NRC 2006) [26]

calculated

kcal/kg

3689.0

3784.0

3973.9

4117.5

      
  1. a DM dry matter
  2. b ND not determined