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. 2018 Feb 17;10(2):231. doi: 10.3390/nu10020231

Table 2.

Composition of the experimental diets.

Compound Regular (R) 9.0% of Energy from Fat High-Fat Butter (HFB) 41% of Energy from Fat High-Fat EVO (HFEVO) 41% of Energy from Fat
Water (% w/w) 10.69 8.54 8.50
Protein (% m/m) 22.90 21.08 21.03
Fat (% m/m) 3.54 21.05 21.16
Fiber (% m/m) 3.63 3.23 3.23
Ash (% m/m) 7.55 7.26 7.26
NFE (% m/m) 51.44 38.58 38.58
Carbohydrates (% m/m) 55.07 41.81 41.81
M.E. (kcal/kg) 2757 3801 3801
Palmitic acid 16:0 (mg/kg) 6127 46,149 30,470
Palmitoleic acid 16:1 (mg/kg) 308 2170 2771
Stearic acid 18:0 (mg/kg) 1336 20,139 4612
Oleic acid 18:1 (mg/kg) 8638 42,976 148,924
Linoleic acid 18:2 (mg/kg) 17,300 12,845 20,504
Linolenic acid 18:3 (mg/kg) 2072 1672 1777
DIET Vitamin D
R 1400 IU/kg
R-DS
HFB-DS
HFEVO-DS
4000 IU/kg
R-DR
HFB-DR
HFEVO-DR
0 IU/kg

NFE: nitrogen-free extract; M.E.: Metabolizable Energy; R: Regular diet; R-DS: Regular diet with vitamin D supplementation; R-DR: Regular diet with vitamin D restriction; HFB-DS: High-fat butter-based diet with vitamin D supplementation; HFB-DR: High-fat butter-based diet with vitamin D restriction; HFEVO-DS: High-fat EVO-based diet with vitamin D supplementation; HFEVO-DR: High-fat EVO-based diet with vitamin D restriction.