Table I.
Composition of semi-purified corn oil (CO) and fish oil (FO) diets enriched with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
| Ingredientsa | CO | FO-18/12 | FO-EPA | FO-DHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casein | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 |
| Corn starch | 42.43 | 42.43 | 42.43 | 42.43 |
| Dextronized corn starch | 14.50 | 14.50 | 14.50 | 14.50 |
| Sucrose | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| Cellulose | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| AIN-93 mineral mix | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| AIN-93 vitamin mix | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| l-cystine | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Choline bitartrate | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| TBHQ | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Vitamin E | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| CO | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FO b | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
a
All diet ingredients were purchased from MP Biomedicals (Irvine, CA).
b
Fish oils (FO)s enriched in either eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA): 1) FO-18/12, 2) 55/5 EPA-enriched FO and 3) 5/60 DHA-enriched FO (Ocean Nutrition, Nova Scotia, Canada).