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. 2015 Aug 6;309(8):G648–G661. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00170.2015

Table 2.

Composition of high-fat diets

SF Diet CB Diet Western Diet
Ingredient, g/kg
    Casein 200 200 195
    dl-Methionine 3 3 3
    Sucrose 305.8 305.8 341.5
    Corn starch 200 200 150
    Cocoa butter 200
    Coconut oil 200
    Anhydrous milkfat 210
    Cholesterol 1.5
    Alphacel 50 50
    Cellulose 50
    dl-α-Tocopherol (250 IU/g) 1.2 1.2 0
    Vitamin mix, Teklad 10
    AIN-76 mineral mix 40 40 35
    Calcium carbonate 4
kcal/g 4.39 4.39 4.50
Composition % by mass
    Protein 20.3 20.3 17.3
    Carbohydrate 50.7 50.7 48.5
    Fat 20.0 20.0 21.2
%kcal from
    Protein 17.5 17.5 15.2
    Carbohydrate 43.7 43.7 42.7
    Fat 38.8 38.8 42.0

CB, cocoa butter diet. Data were provided by the manufacturer.