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  • Title: Consumption of fructooligosaccharides and nitrogen excretion in cats.
    Author: Groeneveld EA, Kappert HJ, Van der Kuilen J, Beynen AC.
    Journal: Int J Vitam Nutr Res; 2001 Jul; 71(4):254-6. PubMed ID: 11582862.
    Abstract:
    In a cross-over study with adult cats the effect on nitrogen (N) excretion of a diet supplemented with fructooligosaccharides (FOS) was compared with a diet supplemented with an equal amount of fructose and glucose. FOS raised N excretion with faeces by 26% (P < 0.05) and non-significantly lowered N excretion with urine by 5%. Thus, there was a shift in N excretion from urine to faeces. The amount of faecal dry matter was significantly higher (by 23.3%) when FOS was consumed.
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