Dietary intake of amino acids and vitamins compared to NRC requirements in obese cats undergoing energy restriction for weight loss

Table 5 Analytical values of average nutrient content of the diet used for weight maintenance and energy restriction in the study cats

Nutrient	Weight loss diet
Kcal/kg Metabolizable Energy	4180
Kcal/kg Metabolizable Energy	Per 100 g as fed
*Proximate Analysis*
Moisture	5.45
Protein	36.54
Fat	12.3
Ash	5.45
NFE	40.3
Crude Fiber	6.0
Total Dietary Fiber	17.45
*Amino Acids*
Arginine (g)	0.961
Histidine (g)	0.656
Isoleucine (g)	1.223
Methionine (g)	2.817
Methionine and Cysteine (g)	3.89
Leucine (g)	3.413
Lysine (g)	1.513
Phenylalanine (g)	1.627
Phenylalanine and Tyrosine (g)	2.933
Threonine (g)	1.105
Tryptophan (g)	1.265
Valine (g)	1.57
Taurine (g)	0.436
*Vitamins*
Vitamin A (ug retinol)	471
Vitamin D3 (ug)	4.47
Vitamin E (mg)	108
Thiamine (mg)	5.5
Riboflavin (mg)	2.5
Pyridoxine (mg)	3.5
Niacin (mg)	46
Pantothenic acid (mg)	4.8
Cobalamin (ug)	13
Folate (ug)	0.8
Choline (mg)	350

Commercial therapeutic weight loss food (dry), which contained chicken by-product meal, brewers rice, corn, gluten meal, powdered cellulose, dried tomato, pomace, flaxseed, dried beet pulp, chicken liver flavor, coconut oil, pork fat, lactic acid, potassium chloride, calcium sulfate, L-lysine, choline chloride, carrots, DL-methionine, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), niacin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin A supplement, riboflavin supplement, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement), taurine, L-carnitine, minerals (manganese sulfate, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), mixed tocopherols for freshness, natural flavors, β-carotene

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