Caloric Density in Custom Diets for Lab Animals
The typical caloric density in custom diets are shown in this table showing values for commonly used diet ingredients. In most cases, these caloric density values were calculated by applying the Atwater Values (4 kcal/gm for protein and carbohydrates, and 9 kcal/gm for fat) to data (on a “dry basis”) determined by Proximate Analysis (moisture, protein, fat, fiber, ash, and carbohydrate by difference). Mineral mixture and Vitamin mixture (s) caloric density is based on the kcal/gm value of the carbohydrate “carrier”. *1 kcal/gm=4.187 J/gm and are digestible energy.
| Number | Ingredient | Caloric Density Value/gm (kcal/gm*) |
|
200000 |
AIN-76A Mineral Mix |
0.47 |
|
210025 |
AIN-93G Mineral Mix |
0.88 |
|
210050 |
AIN-93M Mineral Mix |
0.84 |
|
300050 |
AIN-76A Vitamin Mix |
3.92 |
|
310025 |
AIN-93 Vitamin Mix |
3.87 |
|
400050 |
Soy Isolate (Alpha Protein) |
3.68 |
|
400601 |
Casein |
3.58 |
|
400615 |
Casein Hydrolysate |
3.67 |
|
400625 |
Casein Vitamin Free |
3.72 |
|
401200 |
Cornstarch |
3.60 |
|
401340 |
L-Cystine |
4.00 |
|
401400 |
Dextrin |
3.63 |
|
401450 |
Dextrose, Food Grade |
3.64 |
|
401455 |
Dextrose, Anhydrous |
4.00 |
|
401476 |
Dyetrose, Food Grade |
3.80 |
|
401600 |
Egg Whites, Spray Dried |
3.76 |
|
401860 |
Fish Meal |
3.31 |
|
401950 |
Fructose |
3.80 |
|
402100 |
Wheat Gluten |
3.56 |
|
402350 |
Lactalbumin |
3.90 |
|
402850 |
Maltose Dextrin |
3.80 |
|
402950 |
DL-Methionine |
4.00 |
|
403150 |
Milk Powder, Skim |
3.60 |
|
403200 |
Milk Powder, Whole |
4.90 |
|
403430 |
Peanut Meal |
3.41 |
|
404360 |
Soybean Oil |
9.00 |
|
404400 |
Sucrose |
4.00 |
|
404700 |
Torula Yeast |
3.59 |