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. 2022 Sep 2;9:968443. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.968443

TABLE 1.

Nutritional content of control and high-fat diets provided to rat dams during pregnancy and lactation.

Macronutrient Description Unit Control diet (D12450H) High-fat diet (D12451)
Carbohydrate Sucrose % kcal 17 17
Other carbohydrates % kcal 53 18
Protein Total % kcal 20 20
Fat Total % kcal 10 45
Saturated fats % of total fat (wt) 22.7 31.4
Monosaturated fats % of total fat (wt) 29.9 35.5
Polyunsaturated fats % of total fat (wt) 47.4 33.1
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) % of total fat (wt) 0 0
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) % of total fat (wt) 0 0
Total energy kcal/gm 3.85 4.73

Diets were sourced from Research Diets, Inc.