Table 1 Details of diets

Ingredients (g/kg)

LF

SFA

MUFA

PUFA

 Casein

140

140

140

140

 DL Methionine

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

 Sucrose

100

100

100

100

 Wheat Starch

472

308

308

308

 Dextrinised starch

155

155

155

155

 cellulose

50

50

50

50

 Calcium carbonate

13.1

13.1

13.1

13.1

 Sodium chloride

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

 Potassium citrate

1

1

1

1

 Potassium dihydrogen phosphate

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

 Potassium sulphate

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

 AIN93G trace minerals

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

 Choline chloride (65%)

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

 AIN93G vitamins

10

10

10

10

 Canola oil

40

0

0

0

 Cocoa butter

0

204

0

0

 Sunol oil

0

0

204

0

 NUMEGA fish oil

0

0

0

204

Lipid content (%)

LF

SFA

MUFA

PUFA

 Myristic acid (14:0)

n/d

0.05

0.02

0.54

 Pentadecanoic acid (15:0)

n/d

0.01

n/d

0.16

 Palmitic acid (16:0)

0.2

5.16

0.85

3.26

 Magaric acid (17:0)

n/d

0.05

n/d

0.18

 Stearic acid (18:0)

0.1

7.31

0.87

0.92

 Arachidic acid (20:0)

n/d

0.24

n/d

0.06

 Behenic acid (22:0)

n/d

0.04

n/d

n/d

 Tetracosanoic acid (24:0)

n/d

0.03

n/d

n/d

 Palmitoleic acid (16:1)

trace

0.05

0.02

0.66

 Heptadecenoic acid (17:1)

n/d

0.01

n/d

0.1

 Oleic acid (18:1 n-9)

2.4

6.62

15.7

2.25

 Gadoleic acid (20:1)

trace

0.01

0.07

0.18

 Linoleic acid (18:2 n-6)

0.8

0.67

2.42

0.23

 alpha Linolenic acid (18:3 n-3)

0.4

0.05

0.13

0.09

 gamma Linolenic acid (18:3 n-6)

n/d

n/d

n/d

0.08

 Stearidonicacid (18:4 n-3)

n/d

n/d

0.08

n/d

 Arachadonic acid (20:4 n-6)

trace

n/d

0.2

0.46

 EPA (20:5 n-3)

trace

n/d

n/d

2

 DPA (22:5 n-3)

n/d

n/d

n/d

0.3

 DHA (22:6 n-3)

trace

n/d

n/d

8.22