Table 1.
Ingredient composition of the experimental diets (g/kg).
| Ingredient | HFD | HFD+TT800 |
|---|---|---|
| Casein, 80 Mesh | 267.1 | 267.1 |
| L-Cystine | 4 | 4 |
| Maltodextrin 10 | 166.9 | 166.9 |
| Sucrose | 91.9 | 91.9 |
| Cellulose, BW 200 | 66.8 | 66.8 |
| Soybean oil a | 33.38 | 33.38 |
| Lard | 327.2 | 327.2 |
| Mineral mix b, S10026B | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Dicalcium phosphate | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| Calcium carbonate | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Potassium citrate, 1 H2O | 22 | 22 |
| Vitamin mix c, V13401 (without E) | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Vitamin E acetate (500 IU/gm) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Choline bitartrate | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Tocotrienol d | 0 | 0.56 |
HFD, high-fat diet control group; HFD+TT800, a high-fat diet supplemented with tocotrienol (TT800) at 800 mg/kg diet. a Soybean oil tocopherol stripped (catalog number: 404365, Dyets Inc., Bethlehem, PA, USA). b Mineral mix provides (g/kg diet): calcium phosphate, dibasic, 260; calcium carbonate, 110; potassium citrate,1H2O, 330; sodium chloride, 51.8; magnesium oxide, 8.38; magnesium sulfate, 7H2O, 51.52; chromium K sulfate, 12H2O, 0.385; cupric carbonate, 0.21; sodium fluoride, 0.04; potassium iodate, 0.007; ferric citrate, 4.2; manganous carbonate, 2.45; ammonium molybdate, 4H2O, 0.06, sodium selenite, 0.007, zinc carbonate, 1.12; sucrose, 179.821. c Vitamin mix provides (g/kg diet): vitamin A acetate (500,000 IU/g), 0.8; vitamin D3 (100,000 IU/g), 1.0; vitamin K1 (menadione sodium bisulfite, 62.5% menadione), 0.08; biotin (1%), 2.0; cyanocobalamin (B12) (0.1%), 1.0; folic acid, 0.2; nicotinic acid, 3.0; calcium pantothenate, 1.6; pyridoxine-HCl, 0.7; riboflavin, 0.6; thiamine HCl, 0.6; sucrose, 988.42. d Tocotrienols was an extract of annatto oil containing 86.1% δ-tocotrienol and 13.9% γ-tocotrienol (American River Nutrition, Hadley, MA, USA). High-performance liquid chromatography determined the purity content to be 71.3%.