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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Chemosphere. 2021 Jul 29;286(Pt 2):131645. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131645

Table 1.

Composition of Experimental Diets: Mice Perinatal Exposures

Diet Ingredients 3 Experimental Mouse Diets
Control Western Mediterranean
MACRONUTRIENTS
  Calories (Kcal/g chow) 3.98 4.72 4.53
% Calories from Fat 16 40 42
   PUFA : SFA : MUFA 1 : 0.2 : 0.5 1 : 1.9 : 1.6 1 : 1.3 : 5.6
Protein (casein) (g/100g chow) 20 19 19
Carbohydrate Content (g/100g chow)
  Cornstarch 40 14 23
  Sucrose 10 25.5 9.2
  Cellulose 5 2 8
VITAMINS & MINERALS
Vitamin A (IU/kg chow) 4000 4000 8000
Vitamin C (mg/kg chow) 0 0 500
Vitamin D (IU/kg chow) 1000 400 1000
Vitamin E (IU/kg chow) 75 25 75
Folic Acid (mg/kg chow) 2 1 4
Sodium (mg/kg chow) 1039 7000 1039
Potassium (mg/kg chow) 3600 3600 8000
Magnesium (mg/kg chow) 513 513 850

The Control diet is equivalent to AIN-93G, except that corn oil replaced soybean oil as the source of fat. The experimental Mediterranean and Western diets were designed to reflect the nutrient content of human dietary patterns in Crete and the U.S., respectively. Nutrient content of the mouse diets were achieved on a per weight basis.