Table 1.
Composition of low-fat (LF) and high-fat (HF) diets for rats
| Ingredient | LF diet1 | HF diet2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composition, % | kJ/kg diet5 | Composition, % | kJ/kg diet5 | |
| Casein (88.1% protein) | 18.96 | 3173 | 23.31 | 3901 |
| L-Cystine | 0.284 | 48 | 0.350 | 59 |
| Corn starch | 29.85 | 4996 | 8.48 | 1419 |
| Maltodextrin-10 | 3.32 | 556 | 11.65 | 1950 |
| Sucrose | 33.17 | 5552 | 20.14 | 3371 |
| Cellulose | 4.74 | 0 | 5.83 | 0 |
| Soybean Oil | 2.37 | 892 | 2.91 | 1096 |
| Lard | 1.90 | 715 | 20.68 | 7788 |
| Mineral mix S100263 | 0.95 | 63 | 1.17 | 78 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 1.23 | 0 | 1.51 | 0 |
| Calcium carbonate | 0.521 | 0 | 0.641 | 0 |
| Potassium citrate | 1.56 | 0 | 1.92 | 0 |
| Vitamin mix V100014 | 0.95 | 159 | 1.17 | 196 |
| Choline bitartrate | 0.19 | 0 | 0.233 | 0 |
| Yellow dye | 0.005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red dye | 0 | 0 | 0.006 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | 16155 | 100 | 19858 |
Containing 67.3% carbohydrate, 4.3% fat, and 17.0% protein on an as-fed basis.
Containing 41.0% carbohydrate, 23.6% fat, and 20.9% protein on an as-fed basis.
Containing the following (g/kg mineral mix): magnesium oxide, 41.9; magnesium sulfate.7H2O, 257.6; sodium chloride, 259; chromium KSO4.12H2O, 1.925; cupric carbonate, 1.05; potassium iodate, 0.035; ferric citrate, 21; manganous carbonate, 12.25; sodium selenite, 0.035; zinc carbonate, 5.6; sodium fluoride, 0.20; ammonium molybdate.4H2O, 0.30; sucrose, 399.105. Sucrose in the mineral mix provided 63 kJ energy/kg diet.
Containing the following (g/kg vitamin mix): retinyl palmitate, 0.80; cholecalciferol, 1.0; all-rac-α-tocopheryl acetate, 10; menadione sodium bisulfite, 0.08; biotin (1.0%), 2.0; cyancocobalamin (0.1%), 1.0; folic acid, 0.20; nicotinic acid, 3.0; calcium pantothenate, 1.6; pyridoxine-HCl, 0.70; riboflavin, 0.60; thiamin-HCl, 0.60; and sucrose, 978.42. Sucrose in the vitamin mix provided 159 kJ energy/kg diet.
For conversion to Kcal/kg diet, 1 cal = 4.184 J.