Table 1 Food composition and energy value of the different diets.

From: A low aromatic amino-acid diet improves renal function and prevent kidney fibrosis in mice with chronic kidney disease

 

NPD

LPD

LA-AAD

Starch (g/kg)

394.4

520.5

407.8

Maltodextrin (g/kg)

142.0

142.0

142.0

Sucrose (g/kg)

110.0

110.0

110.0

Soya oil (g/kg)

70.0

70.0

70.0

Cellulose (g/kg)

50.0

50.0

50.0

Choline bitartrate (g/kg)

2.5

2.5

2.5

Aminoacid composition g/kg

Alanine (Ala)

4.93

1.62

4.93

Arginine (Arg)

6.08

1.98

6.08

Aspartic Acid (Asp)

11.56

3.78

11.56

Cysteine (Cys)

3.69

1.23

3.69

Glutamic Acid (Glu)

36.63

12.09

36.63

Glycine (Gly)

3.05

1.00

3.05

Histidine (His)

5.00

1.63

5.00

Isoleucine (Ile)

9.02

2.95

9.02

Leucine (Leu)

15.29

4.99

15.29

Lysine (Lys)

13.41

3.68

13.41

Methionine (Met)

4.98

1.65

4.98

Phenylalanine (Phe)*

8.43

2.75

2.74

Proline (Pro)

18.02

5.95

18.02

Serine (Ser)

10.15

3.33

10.15

Threonine (Thr)

7.09

2.33

7.09

Tryptophan (Trp)*

1.88

0.62

0.59

Tyrosine (Tyr)*

9.31

3.07

3.07

Valine (Val)

11.56

3.78

11.56

Protein (%)

14.7

5.0

14.0

Carbohydrates (%)

13.8

13.8

13.8

Fat (%)

7.1

7.2

7.1

Fibers (%)

3.6

3.6

3.6

Starch (%)

47.6

59.0

48.8

Minerals (%)

2.3

2.3

2.3

Energy density (kcal/g)

3.89

3.84

3.89

Aromatic amino acids (mg/g)

19.62

6.44

6.40

  1. Data are expressed as percentage for food composition and kcal/g for energy value.
  2. NPD Normoproteic diet, LPD Low protein diet, LA-AAD Low aromatic amino-acid diet.
  3. *Aromatic amino acids including tyrosine, tryptophan and phenylalanine are displayed in bold. Note that the low aromatic AA diet concentration of aromatic amino acids was similar to that low protein diet.
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