Ingredient | "High+Fe" Diet | "High" Diet | "Low+Fe" Diet | "Low" Diet |
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g/Kg diet (by formulation) | ||||
High-Fe bioavailability Maize (21 μg Fe/g) | 750 | 750 | - | - |
Low-Fe bioavailability Maize (20 μg Fe/g) | - | - | 750 | 750 |
Dry skim milk | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
DL-Methionine | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Corn oil | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Corn starch | 46.50 | 46.75 | 46.50 | 46.75 |
Choline Chloride | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
Vit/Min1 (no Fe) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
Ferric citrate | 0.25 | - | 0.25 | - |
Total | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
Concentrations of selected components means±SEM, n=10 (by analysis)4 | ||||
Fe, μgFe/g diet2 | 65.3±0.9a | 24.5±1.0b | 66.1±2.4a | 23.6±0.2b |
Phytate, μmol/g diet3 | 10.2 ± 0.2a | 10.1 ±0.2a | 10.1 ± 0.2a | 10.0 ±0.2a |