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. 2019 Jul 6;11(7):1538. doi: 10.3390/nu11071538

Table 1.

Diet Compositions.

Brandeis Diet # Diet 133 Diet 73MBS Diet 73MB
Experiment # 2,4 1,3 3
CHO:Fat:Protein %Energy 60:20:20 70:10:20 70:10:20
(Fat/Protein % Energy ratio) 1.0 0.5 0.5
kcal/g 4.22 3.98 3.98
GLoad per 2000 kcal 224 259 295
Ingredients g/kg diet
Casein 106 100 100
Lactalbumin 106 100 100
Dextrose 186 200 350
Sucrose 186 200 0
Cornstarch * 200 (+60 gel) 238 (+60 gel) 288 (+60 gel)
Fat [average American Fat Blend]
Margarine B (94% fat w butter) ** 100 (94 as fat) 47 (44 as fat) 47 (44 as fat)
butter (fat component only) 21 6 6
tallow 46 15 15
lard 15 0 0
soybean oil 18 23 23
SFA:MUFA:PUFA ratio ## 45:40:15 45:40:15 45:40:15
P/S ratio # 0.33 0.33 0.33
Mineral mix, Ausman-Hayes a 46 44 44
Vitamin mix, Hayes-Cathcart b 12 11 11
Choline chloride (75% choline) 3 3 3
Cholesterol (0.06%) 0.6 0.6 0.6

* 60 g cornstarch added to 800 mL hot water for gel prior to mixing in the ingredients. ** Margarine B: Average American Fat Blend. - butter, tallow, lard, soybean oil as (21:46:15:18 weight% ratio). # P/S—Polyunsaturated Fat/Saturated Fat. ## SFA—Saturated Fatty acid; MUFA—Monounsaturated Fatty acid; PUFA—Polyunsaturated fatty acid. a,b Leow et al. (2016) [68].