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Table 1 Feed composition and caloric value of normal and high energy diets

From: Athrixia phylicoides tea infusion (bushman tea) improves adipokine balance, glucose homeostasis and lipid parameters in a diet-induced metabolic syndrome rat model

Normal Diet (ND)

Highly Energy Diet (HED)

Ingredient

quantity (g/Kg)

% energy

caloric value (Kcal/Kg)

quantity (g/Kg)

% energy

caloric value (Kcal/Kg)

Protein

180

43.9

720

121.91

16.7

487.64

Fat

25

6.1

225

116.8

16

1051.2

Carbohydrate

60

14.6

240

491.29

67.3

1965.16

Others

145

35.4

–

–

–

–

Total

410

100

1185

730

100

3504

  1. Others denotes: vitamins, minerals (calcium, phosphorus, iron, trace elements) fibre, moisture and ash
  2. g/Kg grams per kilogram, Kcal/Kg kilocalorie per kilogram, % percent
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