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. 2015 Jul 5;10(5):27. doi: 10.1007/s12263-015-0477-z

Table 1.

Composition of semisynthetic diets used in Experiment 1

Components LFD (g/kg diet) HFD (g/kg diet) HFD + EGCG (g/kg diet) HFD + EPAX (g/kg diet) HFD/HP (g/kg diet)
Casein 200 267 267 267 500
Wheat starch 386.5 172.5 167.5 172.5
Maltodextrin 100 100 100 100 59.5
Dextrose 50 50 50 50 30
Sucrose 100 100 100 100 100
Cocos oil 7.74 37.8 37.8 37.8 37.8
Sunflower oil 30.1 147 147 115.5 147
Flaxseed 5.16 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.2
EPAX 31.5
Cellulose 50 50 50 50 50
Mineral mixture 35 35 35 35 35
Vitamin mixture 10 10 10 10 10
Choline bitartrate 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
l-Cysteine 3 3 3 3 3
EGCG 5
Total energy (kJ/kg) 3865 4700 4700 4700 4700
Protein (energy%) 23.1 23 23 23 42.8
CHO (energy%) 66.9 36.8 36.8 36.8 17
Fat (energy%) 10.0 40.2 40.2 40.2 40.2

CHO carbohydrate, EGCG epigallocatechin gallate, HFD high-fat diet, LFD low-fat diet