Data for: Metabolic profiles show few differences in serum amino acid, one-carbon and fatty acid compounds in dogs fed a plant-based ('vegan') or meat-based diet

Eleven of 47 amino acid and protein metabolites, 0 of 16 carbohydrate metabolites, 3 of 29 one-carbon/folate pathway metabolites, 21 of 61 fatty acids and 27 of 78 lipid metabolites differed between diets. Dogs maintained on PLANT demonstrated few changes associated with sulfur amino acid metabolism, but unexpectedly showed a reduction in the serum branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) isoleucine, and valine despite higher dietary provision, though no differences in BCAA ketoacids were found.

A reduction in serum creatinine without corresponding changes in creatine was also observed in the PLANT group, along with a lower total serum FA and omega-6 to omega-3 FA ratio, despite higher fat content.