TABLE 2.
Experimental diet composition
| Western-like diet (WEST) | Mediterranean-like diet (MED) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredient | g/kg | Ingredient | g/kg |
| Casein, USP | 85.0 | Casein, USP | 17.4 |
| Whey protein, 895 | 85.0 | Whey protein, 895 | 17.4 |
| Dried egg white | 26.1 | ||
| Fish meal (menhaden) | 26.1 | ||
| English walnut powder | 8.7 | ||
| Black bean flour | 43.5 | ||
| Garbanzo bean flour | 17.4 | ||
| Wheat flour (all-purpose) | 243.5 | ||
| Dextrin | 260.0 | Dextrin | 96.6 |
| Sucrose | 180.0 | Sucrose | 34.8 |
| High fructose corn syrup, 55 | 70.0 | Banana | 130.4 |
| Applesauce | 38.2 | ||
| Tomato paste | 17.4 | ||
| Cellulose (Alpha-Cel)a | 79.4 | Cellulose (Alpha-Cel)a | 94.8 |
| Lard | 41.5 | Olive oil (Filippo Berio Extra-Virgin) | 61.7 |
| Beef tallow HHR | 40.0 | Menhaden oil (OmegaPure) | 8.7 |
| Butter, lightly salted | 12.5 | Butter, lightly salted | 8.7 |
| Corn oil | 35.0 | Corn oil | 10.4 |
| Flaxseed oil | 3.0 | Flaxseed oil | 1.7 |
| Dried egg yolk | 6.0 | Dried egg yolk | 14.8 |
| Crystalline cholesterol | 0.4 | ||
| Complete vitamin mix (Teklad) | 25.0 | Complete vitamin mix (Teklad) | 21.7 |
| Mineral Mix w/o Ca, P, NaCl | 50.0 | Mineral mix w/o Ca, P, NaCl | 43.5 |
| Calcium carbonate | 4.3 | Calcium carbonate | 3.7 |
| Calcium phosphate, monobasic | 7.5 | Calcium phosphate, monobasic | 6.5 |
| NaCl (table salt) | 16.0 | NaCl (table salt) | 6.3 |
| Total | 1,000 | Total | 1,000 |
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Total fiber (percent of diet): WEST, 7.94; MED, 12.7.