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Table 1 Composition of the prenatal and postnatal diets (g/kg diet)

From: Protein and folic acid content in the maternal diet determine lipid metabolism and response to high-fat feeding in rat progeny in an age-dependent manner

Dietary ingredient

Type of diet

NP-NF

PR-NF

PR-FS

NP-FS

HF

Casein

200

90

90

200

200

l-cystine

3

1.35

1.35

3

3

Wheat starch

532

643.5

643.5

532

207

Sucrose

100

100

100

100

100

Potato starch

50

50

50

50

50

Vitamins

10

10

10

10

10

Folic acid

0.005

0.005

Mineral mix

35

35

35

35

35

Sunflower oil

70

70

70

70

100

Lard

295

Total energy (kcal/100 g diet)a

424

400

400

424

604

  1. NP-NF normal protein, normal folic acid diet, PR-NF protein-restricted, normal folic acid diet, PR-FS protein-restricted, folic acid–supplemented diet, NP-FS normal protein, folic acid–supplemented diet, HF high-fat diet
  2. aTotal dietary energy was determined by bomb calorimetry