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. 2016 Feb 10;310(10):R952–R959. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00444.2015

Table 1.

Caloric densities (kcal/g) and macronutrient proportions (g/kg and % kcal) of the diets used in the cafeteria diet choice provided to rats before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sham operations

Diet Caloric Densitya Fat, g/kg;% kcal Protein, g/kg;% kcal Carbohydrates,b g/kg; % kcal Sugar, g/kg;% kcal Fiber, g/kg
Chow 3.36 50 239 487 62 5.1
13.5 28 58 6.2
Beans (Low fat/low sugar) 1.0 18.7 59.7 156.7 7.5 5.2
16.2 23.1 60.6 2.9
Yogurt (Low fat/high sugar) 0.9 11.0 48.5 154.2 145.4 0
10.9 21.3 67.8 63.9
Peanut Butter (High fat/low sugar) 6.1 468.8 218.8 250 93.8 6.3
69.2 14.4 16.4 6.2
Sugar-fat whipc (High fat/high sugar) 5.8 369.6 196.3 250 399.0 0
57.3 13.5 29.2 27.5
a

Caloric density computed based on estimates of 9 kcal per fat gram, 4 kcal per carbohydrate and protein gram, and 0 kcal per fiber gram.

b

Includes sugar.

c

Sugar-fat whip is a wt/wt mixture of 17.4 g each of shortening and corn oil (9 kcal/g), 40.1 g powdered sugar (4 kcal/g), and 25.1 g whey protein (4.3 kcal/g).