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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Nov 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Nutr. 2008 Sep;138(9):1677–1683. doi: 10.1093/jn/138.9.1677

TABLE 1.

Composition of experimental diets

LF HF HFE
Macronutrient composition
    Protein, % of energy 20.0 20.0 20.0
    Carbohydrate, % of energy 70.0 20.0 20.1
    Fat, % of energy 10.0 60.0 59.9
    Energy, MJ/kg1 15.9 21.8 21.8
Ingredient, g/kg
    Casein 189.6 258.4 257.6
    L-Cystine 2.8 3.9 3.9
    Corn starch 298.5 0.0 0.0
    Maltodextrin 33.2 161.5 161.0
    Sucrose 331.7 88.9 88.6
    Cellulose 47.4 64.6 64.4
    Lard 19.0 316.6 315.6
    Soybean oil 23.7 32.3 32.2
    Mineral mix1 9.5 12.9 12.9
    Vitamin mix2 9.5 12.9 12.9
    Choline bitartrate 1.9 2.6 2.6
    EGCG 0.0 0.0 3.2
1

Mineral mix adds the following components (per g mineral mix): sodium chloride, 259 mg; magnesium oxide, 41.9 mg; magnesium sulfate, 257.6 mg; chromium K sulfate, 1.925 mg; cupric carbonate, 1.05 mg; sodium fluoride, 0.2 mg; potassium iodate, 0.035 mg; ferric citrate, 21 mg; manganous carbonate, 12.25 mg; ammonium molybdate, 0.3 mg; sodium selenite, 0.035 mg; zinc carbonate, 5.6 mg.

2

Vitamin mix adds the following components (per g vitamin mix): retinyl acetate, 0.8 mg; cholecalciferol, 1.0 mg; DL-α-tocopheryl acetate, 10.0 mg; menadione sodium bisulfite, 0.05 mg; biotin, 0.02 mg; cyanocobalamin, 1 μg; folic acid, 0.2 mg; nicotinic acid 3 mg; calcium pantothenate, 1.6 mg; pyridoxine-HCl, 0.7 mg; riboflavin, 0.6 mg; thiamin HCl, 0.6 mg.