Table 1.
Dietary lipid composition of low- and high-fat diets
| Low-Fat Diet |
High-Fat Diet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute, g/kg diet | Relative to total fat, % | Absolute, g/kg diet | Relative to total fat, % | |
| C10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.04 |
| C12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.08 |
| C14 | 0.2 | 0.46 | 2.8 | 1.10 |
| C15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.08 |
| C16 | 6.5 | 14.87 | 49.9 | 19.61 |
| C16:1 | 0.3 | 0.69 | 3.4 | 1.34 |
| C17 | 0.1 | 0.23 | 0.9 | 0.35 |
| C18 | 3.1 | 7.09 | 26.9 | 10.57 |
| C18:1 | 12.6 | 28.83 | 86.6 | 34.04 |
| C18:2 | 18.3 | 41.88 | 73.1 | 28.73 |
| C18:3 | 2.2 | 5.03 | 5.2 | 2.04 |
| C20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.4 | 0.16 |
| C20:1 | 0.1 | 0.23 | 1.5 | 0.59 |
| C20:2 | 0.2 | 0.46 | 2 | 0.79 |
| C20:3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.3 | 0.12 |
| C20:4 | 0.1 | 0.23 | 0.7 | 0.28 |
| C22:5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.08 |
| Total | 43.7 | 100 | 254.5 | 100 |
| SFA | 9.9 | 22.7 | 81.5 | 32.0 |
| MUFA | 13.0 | 29.9 | 91.5 | 35.9 |
| PUFA | 20.7 | 47.4 | 81.5 | 32.0 |
Data for low-fat diet (stock no. D12450B) and high-fat diet (stock no. 12492) were provided by the manufacturer (Research Diets, New Brunswick, NJ). MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acid; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acid; SFA, saturated fatty acid.