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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 8.
Published in final edited form as: Cytokine. 2013 Jun 2;64(1):454–462. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2013.04.031

Table 1.

Diet composition.

AIN-76A HFD
Ingredient (g/kg)
Casein 200 165
DL Methionine 3 3
Lard 0 35.4
Coconut Oil 0 30
Corn Oil 50 49.9
Soybean Oil 0 9.3
Olive Oil 0 78.4
Corn Starch 150 50
Maltodextrin 0 100
Sucrose 500 381.5
Cellulose 50 50
Vitamin Mix (AIN-76A) 10 10
Mineral Mix (AIN-76A) 35 35
Choline Bitartrate 2 2.5
Energy (kcal/g) 3.79 4.57
Energy (% kcal)
Carbohydrate 68.8 47
Fat 12.2 40
Protein 19.0 13
Fatty Acid Profile (g/kg)
Caprylic Acid (C8:0) 0 2.3
Capric Acid (C10:0) 0 1.8
Lauric Acid (C12:0) 0 13.5
Myristic Acid (C14:0) 0 5.5
Palmitic Acid (C16:0) 5.3 26
Palmitoleic Acid (C16:1) 0 2
Stearic Acid (C18:0) 0 8.5
Oleic Acid (C18:1) 13.7 88
Linoleic Acid (C18:2) 26.8 43.2
α-Linolenic Acid (C18:3) 0.6 2.2
% of Total Calories from SFAs 1.4% 12%
% of Total Calories from MCFAs (C6:0-C12:0) - 3.6%
% of Total Calories from LCSFAs (C14:0-C20:0) 1.4% 8.4%
% of Total Calories from USFAs 10.8% 28%
% of Total Calories from MUFAs 3.6% 18.6%
% of Total Calories from PUFAs 7.2% 9.4%
% of Total Calories from n-3 FAs .15% .45%
% of Total Calories from n-6 FAs 7.0% 8.9%
Cholesterol (mg/kg) 0 34
Ratio: MUFA:PUFA 1:2 2:1
Ratio: n-6:n-3 FA 45:1 20:1