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Table 1 Diet composition

From: Fish oil and krill oil supplementations differentially regulate lipid catabolic and synthetic pathways in mice

Diet

High fat

FO

KO

Energy%

   

Protein

20.7

20.6

20.7

Fat

46.0

46.2

45.9

Carbohydrate

33.3

33.2

33.3

Fat source (% in diet)

Lard 21.3%

Lard 15.7%

Lard 15.6%

Soy oil 2.3%

Soy oil 2.3%

Soy oil 2.3%

Fish oil 5.8%

Krill oil 5.7%

Fatty acids (% of total fatty acids in diet)

   

Total SFA

42.9

34.1

39.7

Total MUFA

38.7

32.1

35.4

Total ω-6 PUFA

16.4

14.5

14.6

Total ω-3 PUFA

1.9

19.1

10.1

EPA

0.03

8.97

5.23

DHA

0.05

6.40

2.28

  1. FO; fish oil, KO; Krill oil, SFA; saturated fatty acids, MUFA; monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA; polyunsaturated fatty acids.