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Table 2 Major components of the experimental diets

From: Dietary fat intake and age modulate the composition of the gut microbiota and colonic inflammation in C57BL/6J mice

Ingredients

Normal diet (g/kg)

High fat diet (g/kg)

Cornstarch

404

266.5

Dextrin

134.2

88.5

Sucrose

101.6

67.1

Fiber

50

50

Casein

198

240.4

L-cystine

3

3.7

Corn oil

12.44

45.36

Lard

49.76

181.44

Mineral mix

34.6

42.1

Vitamin mix

9.9

12

Choline bitartrate

2.5

3.1

tert-Butylhydroquinone

0.014

0.017

Total

1000.014

1000.217

Carbohydrate, % of energy

65.71

36.69

Protein, % of energy

19.30

19.30

Fat, % of energy

14.99

45.00

Total energy, kcal/kg

3728.30

4527.50

  1. (Modified from Reeves et al., 1993) [40]