Table 1.

Composition of experimental diets (AIN 93G purified rodents diet).

Ingredients (g/kg diet)	CN	CD	CDB
Casein	210	210	183.5
Soy oil	100	100	86
Mineral mix	35	35	35
Vitamin mix	10	10	10
Cellulose	50	50	0
Corn starch	493	486.75	366.25
Cholesterol	0	5	5
Choline chloride	2	2	2
Sodium cholate	0	1.25	1.25
Sucrose	100	100	100
Dried banana blossom powder	0	0	211

Control diet (CN), 0.5% cholesterol diet (CD), and 0.5% cholesterol diet with 21% banana blossom (CDB).