Table 1.
Composition of the five diets. NCD, no cholesterol diet; HCD, high cholesterol diet containing 0.1% cholesterol; PC, high cholesterol diet containing 0.5% cholestyramine; LP, high cholesterol diet containing a low dose (0.1%) of soybean germ phytosterols (SGP); HP, high cholesterol diet containing a high dose (0.2%) of soybean germ phytosterols (SGP).
| Ingredients (g/1000 g Diet) | NCD | HCD | PC | LP | HP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn starch | 485 | 484 | 479 | 483 | 482 |
| Casein | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 |
| Sucrose | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 |
| Lard | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
| Mineral mixture | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Vitamin mixture | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Gelatin | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| DL-Methionine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cholesterol | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cholestyramine | 5 | ||||
| Soybean germ phytosterols | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |