Table 1.
Composition of AIN-93 semi-purified diets containing corn oil (CO) and EPA-FO and DHA-FO.
| a Diet ingrediants | CO | EPA-FO | DHA-FO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casein | 14.00 | 14.00 | 14.00 |
| Corn starch | 47.43 | 47.43 | 42.73 |
| Dextronized corn starch | 14.50 | 14.50 | 14.50 |
| Sucrose | 9.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| Cellulose | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| AIN-93 mineral mix | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| AIN-93 vitamin mix | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| L-cysteine | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Choline bitartrate | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| TBHQ | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Vitamin E | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Corn oil | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| b EPA-FO | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| b DHA-FO | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
a
All diet ingredients (expressed as percent total diet) were purchased from MP Biomedicals (Irvine, CA)
b
EPA-FO (EPA rich fish oil containing 55% EPA and 5% DHA) and DHA-FO (DHA rich fish oil containing 5% EPA and 60% DHA) was supplied by Ocean Nutrion, Nova Scotia, Canada). EPA, Eicosapentaenoic acid; DHA, Docosahexaenoic acid