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Table 2 Composition and major fatty acids profile of the high fat diet

From: Effect of Echium oil compared with marine oils on lipid profile and inhibition of hepatic steatosis in LDLr knockout mice

Composition2 High fat diet1
Moisture (g/100 g) 7.22 ± 0.05
Ashes (g/100 g) 2.94 ± 0.10
Protein (g/100 g) 17.99 ± 0.49
Lipids (g/100 g) 30.72 ± 0.57
Carbohydrate (g/100 g) 41.13 ± 0.33
Energy (Kcal/100 g) 512.96 ± 3.32
Fatty acids (g/100 g total FA)  
C10:0 – capric 0.81 ± 0.00
C12:0 - lauric 1.03 ± 0.17
C14:0 - miristic 1.68 ± 0.01
C16:0 - palmitic 26.20 ± 0.62
C18:0 - stearic 17.30 ± 0.05
C16:1 – palmitoleic 0.96 ± 0.07
C18:1 n-9 - oleic 32.73 ± 0.12
C18:2 – (LNA) linoleic (n-6) 11.94 ± 0.97
C18:3 – (ALA) α-linolenic (n-3) 0.60 ± 0.06
C18:3 – (GLA) γ- linolenic (n-6) 0.25 ± 0.06
C18:4 – (SDA) stearidonic (n-3) -
C20:0 - arachidic 0.27 ± 0.01
C20:1 - eicosaenoic (n-9) 0.59 ± 0.05
C20:2- eicosadienoic (n-6) 0.26 ± 0.02
C20:4- (ARA) arachidonic (n-6) -
C20:5 – (EPA) eicosapenatenoic (n-3) -
C22:5 – (DPA) docosapentaenoic (n-3) -
C22:6 – (DHA) docosaexaenoic (n-3) -
NI 5.15
  1. 1 Based on Safwat et al. [30].
  2. 2 Diet was composed by 187.0 g casein, 133.5 g sucrose, 300.0 g lard, 193.5 g corn starch, 67.0 g cellulose, 53.5 g soybean oil, 46.5 g minerals, 2.4 g L-cystine, 3.3 g choline bitartrate and 13.35 g vitamin mix/ kg diet.
  3. NI, not identified.
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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