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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Brain Res. 2014 May 19;270:240–247. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2014.05.013

Table 1.

Caloric distribution and fatty acid composition of the three diets.

5% Fish Oil Enriched (FOE) Regular Diet (RD) 5% Animal Fat Enriched (AFE)
Calories provided by
Energy (Kcal/g) 3.62 3.46 3.62
Protein 24.6% 26% 24.6%
Fat 20.7% 14% 20.7%
Carbohydrates 54.7% 60% 54.7%
Fatty acids (% of fat)
Omega 3 Total 16.71% 2.77% 1.56%
  Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) 6.67% 1.03% 0.53%
  Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) 8.33% 1.17% 0.75%
  Docosapentaenoic Acid (DPA) 1.59% 0.27% 0.21%
Omega 6 Total 24.59% 38.01% 33.01%
  Linoleic Acid 23.30% 37.16% 30.85%
  Arachidonic Acid 0.73% 0.35% 0.38%
Ratio n6:n3 1.47:1 31.65:1 21.22:1