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Table 1 Whole Diet Composition

From: Different sources of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids affects apparent digestibility, tissue deposition, and tissue oxidative stability in growing female rats

 

Treatments

Ingredients (g/kg diet)

CO

FO

KO

MO

SO

TO

ω-3 PUFA Oil Source

0

120

118

118

120

120

Corn Oil

120

0

2

2

0

0

Casein

200

200

200

200

200

200

L-Cystine

3

3

3

3

3

3

Corn Starch

347.5

347.5

347.5

347.5

347.5

347.5

Maltodextrin

132

132

132

132

132

132

Sucrose

100

100

100

100

100

100

Cellulose

50

50

50

50

50

50

Mineral Mix, AIN-93G-MX1

35

35

35

35

35

35

Vitamin Mix, AIN-93-VX1

10

10

10

10

10

10

Choline Bitartrate

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

  1. 1 Based on the AIN-93G vitamin and mineral mixes [63].
  2. Abbreviations are CO, corn oil; FO, flaxseed oil; KO, krill oil; MO, menhaden oil; SO, salmon oil; TO, tuna oil