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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Atherosclerosis. 2009 Apr 5;207(1):208–212. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.03.039

Table 2.

Composition of experimental diets1

Constituent Corn Oil Partially-Hydrogenated
Soybean Oil
Percent of energy
Protein 16.7 17.6
Carbohydrate 57.1 57.2
Fat 26.6 25.4
Saturated fatty acids 5.7 6.3
Monounsaturated fatty acids 7.2 7.8
Polyunsaturated fatty acids 12.1 5.9
Trans fatty acids 0.3 4.3
g/1000 kcal
Cholesterol 0.084 0.084
Fiber 11 11
1

Macronutrients, fiber, cholesterol and fatty acid profiles were determined by chemical analysis of a composite diet.