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Table 1 Chemical Composition of HAD and Rations including Amaranth Oil

From: Amaranth oil application for coronary heart disease and hypertension

Indices

HAD

Amaranth Oil (3 g/day)

Amaranth Oil (6 g/day)

Amaranth Oil (12 g/day)

Amaranth Oil (18 g/day)

Proteins, g

75

75

75

75

75

Fats, g

60

60

60

60

60

Carbohydrates, g

190

190

190

190

190

Caloricity, kcal

1600

1600

1600

1600

1600

Fatty acids:

Unsaturated fatty acids

22.831

23.217

23.502

24.173

24.844

C 14:0

5.054

5.062

5.065

5.076

5.087

C 15:0

0.164

0.164

0.172

0.18

0.188

C 16:0

11.844

12.646

12.523

13.202

13.881

C 17:0

0.288

0.318

0.35

0.412

0.474

C 18:0

5.062

4.682

5.007

4.952

4.897

C 20:0

0.231

0.297

0.222

0.213

0.204

C 22:0

0.188

0.048

0.163

0.138

0.113

Monounsaturated fatty acids, g

21.423

22.515

21.285

21.147

21.009

C 14:1

0.455

0.455

0.455

0.455

0.455

C 16:1

1.852

1.879

1.86

1.868

1.876

C 17:1

0.008

0.008

0.008

0.008

0.008

C 18:1

18.707

19.708

18.515

18.323

18.131

C 20:1

0.207

0.241

0.253

0.299

0.345

C 22:1

0.194

0.224

0.194

0.194

0.194

Polyunsaturated fatty acids

15.129

13.724

14.32

13.511

12.702

C 18:2

13.424

11.761

12.560

11.696

10.832

C 18:3

0.275

0.533

0.330

0.385

0.440

C 18:4

0.015

0.015

0.015

0.015

0.015

C 20:4

0.355

0.355

0.355

0.355

0.355

C 20:5

0.042

0.042

0.042

0.042

0.042

C 22:5

0.902

0.902

0.902

0.902

0.902

C 22:6

0.116

0.116

0.116

0.116

0.116

PUFAs ω-6/PUFAs ω-3

10.2

7.533

9.192

8.254

7.384

∑ PUFAs ω-3

1.575

1.608

1.405

1.460

1.515