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Table 1 Composition of high-carbohydrate diet

From: Hepatic transcriptome implications for palm fruit juice deterrence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in young male Nile rats

Component

Amount (g/kg)

% En

 Carbohydrate

70

 Fat

10

 Protein

20

En (kJ/g)

16.7

Ingredients (g/kg)

 Casein

100

 Lactalbumin

100

 Dextrose

350

 Corn starch

288 (+60 with gel)a

 Fat

44

  Butter (g of fat)

8

  Tallow

15

  Soybean oil

23

 Mineral mixb

44

 Vitamin mixc

11

 Choline chloride

3

 Cholesterol

0.6

  1. a60 g corn starch was added to 800 ml water to form a gel or added to 375 ml water + 415 ml PFJ (13,000 ppm GAE for a final concentration of 5.4 g GAE per kg diet or 2.7 g per 2000 kcal)
  2. bAusman-Hayes salt mix. Mineral mix contained the following (g/kg mix): magnesium oxide, 320; calcium carbonate, 290.5; potassium phosphate dibasic, 312.2; calcium phosphate dibasic, 72.6; magnesium sulphate, 98.7; sodium chloride, 162.4; ferric citrate, 26.6; potassium iodide, 0.77; manganese sulphate, 3.66; zinc chloride, 0.24; cupric sulphate, 0.29; chromium acetate, 0.044; sodium selenite, 0.004
  3. cHayes-Cathcart vitamin mix. Vitamin mix contained the following (g/kg mix): d-α-tocopheryl acetate (500 IU/g), 15; inositol, 5; niacin, 3; calcium pantothenate, 1.6; retinyl palmitate (500,000 IU/g), 1.5; cholecalciferol (400,000 IU/g), 0.1; menadione, 0.2; biotin, 0.02; folic acid, 0.2; riboflavin, 0.7; thiamin, 0.6; pyridoxine HCl, 0.7; cyanocobalamin, 0.001; dextrin, 972