Table 1. Ingredients of experimental diets without or with Hericium erinaceus

Ingredients (%) CON HE - L HE - H
Hericium erinaceus powder - 1.24 2.48
 Rice powder 31.9 30.7 29.4
 Chicken breast powder 15.0 15.0 15.0
 Yolk powder 12.0 12.0 12.0
 Lard 1.5 1.5 1.5
 Green laver 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Calcium carbonate 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Cabbage powder 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Potassium citrate 0.6 0.6 0.6
 Calcium phosphate 0.4 0.4 0.4
 Vitamin and mineral 0.4 0.4 0.4
 Salt 0.2 0.2 0.2
 Water 35.0 35.0 35.0
Total 100 100 100
CON; group fed with a diet without Hericium erinaceus, HE-L; group fed with a diet of 0.4 g Hericium erinaceus, HE-H; group fed with a diet of 0.8 g Hericium erinaceus; n = 6 per group.