Fermentation Characterization of Chinese Yam Polysaccharide and Its Effects on the Gut Microbiota of Rats

Table 1

Dietary ingredients and nutrient levels of the basal diet (g/kg, as-fed basis).

Dietary ingredients		Nutrient levels^(a)
Corn (CP, 8.7%)	380	Digestible energy (MJ/kg)	14.2
Soybean meal (CP, 43.0%)	370	Crude protein	243
Wheat bran (15.7%)	130	Ether extract	65
Fish meal (62.5%)	50	Crude fiber	36
Soybean oil	30	Crude ash	76
NaCl	10	Total Ca	11.6
Mineral mixture^(1)	15	Total P	8
Vitamin mixture^(2)	15

^(a)Analyzed values for all dietary components.⁽¹⁾Provided the following amount per kilogram of diet: Cu: 13 mg; Fe: 270 mg; Mn: 64 mg; Zn: 70 mg; I: 0.8 mg; Se: 0.27 mg; Co: 0.6 mg; ⁽²⁾Provided the following amount per kilogram of diet: vitamin A: 14000 IU; vitamin D3: 1500 IU; vitamin E: 120 IU; vitamin K₃: 5 mg; thiamine: 13 mg; riboflavin: 12 mg; pyridoxine: 12 mg; vitamin 12: 0.022 mg; biotin: 0.2 mg; d-pantothenic acid: 24 mg; folic acid: 6 mg; niacin: 60 mg; choline: 1250 mg.