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Table 1 Experimental diet composition

From: Consumption of diets high in prebiotic fiber or protein during growth influences the response to a high fat and sucrose diet in adulthood in rats

Composition (g/kg)

Control*

High Protein

High Fiber

Cornstarch

465.7

205.7

325.5

Casein

140

400

120.3

Dextrinized Cornstarch

155

150

133.3

Sucrose

100

100

86

Soybean Oil

40

40

34.4

Alphacel

50

50

43

AIN-93-MX

35

35

30.1

AIN-93-VX

10

10

8.6

L-Cystine

1.8

1.8

1.6

Choline bitartrate

2.5

2.5

2.2

Inulin/OligofructoseΨ

0

0

215

  1. *Based on AIN-93 M purified diet to meet all nutritional requirements. The digestible energy of the control and high protein diets is 3.6 kcal/g and the high fiber diet slightly lower at 3.2 kcal/g due to the reduced energy content of the inulin and oligofructose.
  2. ΨInulin supplied as Orafti Raftiline HP and oligofructose as Orafti Raftilose P95 in a 1:1 blend by weight (Quadra Chemicals Ltd., Burlington, ON, Canada). The energy value of the fiber blend (1.5 kcal/g) was used to substitute for an equicaloric amount of cornstarch in the high fiber diet.