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Table 1 Composition of experimental diets (g/100 g)

From: Interaction between the amount of dietary protein and the environmental temperature on the expression of browning markers in adipose tissue of rats

Ingredient

Dietary protein concentration

6%

20%

50%

g/%

Casein (90.8% purity)1

6.608

22.026

55.066

L-cystine

0.18

0.18

0.18

tert-Butylhydroquinone

0.0014

0.0014

0.0014

Soy oil

7.0

7.0

7.0

Cornstarch

42.8

35.1

18.57

Dextrose

42.8

35.1

18.57

Vitamin mix2

0.1

0.1

0.1

Mineral mix3

0.5

0.5

0.5

  1. 1“Vitamin-free” casein, Harlan Teklad research diets. Casein amino acid concentration (g/100 g protein): Ala 2.8, Arg 3.4, Asp 6.3, Cys 0.3, Glu 20.5, Gly 1.6, His 2.5, Ile 4.7, Leu 8.2, Lys 7.2, Met 1.9, Phe 4.4, Pro 9.5, Ser 5.0, Thr 3.8, Trp 1.6, Tyr 4.7, and Val 6.0
  2. 2Teklad custom diet, AIN-93-VX. Formula (g/100 g): Niacin 0.3, calcium pantothenate 0.16, pyridoxine HCl 0.07, thiamin 0.06, riboflavin 0.06, folic acid 0.02, biotin 0.002, vitamin B12 (0.1% in mannitol) 0.25, vitamin E, DL-alpha tocopheryl acetate (500 IU/g) 1.5, vitamin A palmitate (500,000 IU/g) 0.08, vitamin D3, cholecalciferol (500,000 IU/g) 0.02, vitamin K1, phyloquinone 0.0075, sucrose, fine ground 97.47
  3. 3Rogers-Harper, Harlan Teklad research diets. Formula (g/100 g): potassium phosphate, monobasic 34.3, calcium carbonate 29.29, sodium chloride 25.06, magnesium sulfate, heptahydrate 9.98, ferric citrate 0.623, calcium phosphate, dibasic, dihydrate 0.43, ammonium paramolybdate, tetrahydrate 0.0025, cupric sulfate 0.156, manganese sulfate, monohydrate 0.121, potassium iodide 0.0005, sodium selenite 0.0015, zinc chloride 0.02