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Table 9 Allometric scaling of macronutrients in the US diet and the background diet of the mice used in this study based on caloric consumption

From: Allometric scaling of dietary linoleic acid on changes in tissue arachidonic acid using human equivalent diets in mice

 

US Diet

Rodent Diet

 

%en; (g/d)

%en; (HED, g/d)

Macronutrients

  

Protein

16%

16%

Carbohydrate

50%

50%

Lipids

34%

34%

SFA

13%

13%

MUFA

14%

14%

PUFA

7%

7%

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

  

18:2 n-6

6.3%

6.3% (14 g)

18:3 n-3

0.6%

0.6% (1.3 g)

20:4 n-6

0.07%

0.07% (155 mg)

20:5 n-3

0.034%

0.034% (75 mg)

22:6 n-3

0.054%

0.054% (125 mg)

  1. Abbreviations: HED, human equivalent dose.