Medium-chain fatty acids decrease serum cholesterol via reduction of intestinal bile acid reabsorption in C57BL/6J mice

Table 2 Fatty acid composition of CR-MCT, CR-LCT and CR diets

Fatty acids	CR-MCT		CR-LCT C18:3		CR C18:0
Fatty acids	g/100 g diet	%	g/100 g diet	%	g/100 g diet	%
C8:0	1.51	9.75	ND^a	ND^a	ND^a	ND^a
C10:0	0.55	3.55	ND^a	ND^a	ND^a	ND^a
C14:0	0.01	0.06	0.01	0.06	0.01	0.07
C16:0	3.09	19.95	3.51	22.52	3.13	22.90
C16:1	0.19	1.23	0.19	1.22	0.19	1.39
C17:0	0.06	0.39	0.06	0.39	0.06	0.44
C17:1	0.02	0.13	0.02	0.13	0.02	0.15
C18:0	1.47	9.49	1.66	10.68	1.54	11.27
C18:1	5.26	33.96	6.21	39.88	5.36	39.21
C18:2	3.09	19.95	3.61	23.16	3.12	22.82
C18:3	0.18	1.16	0.22	1.39	0.18	1.32
C20:0	0.03	0.19	0.04	0.26	0.03	0.22
C20:4	0.01	0.06	0.02	0.13	0.01	0.07
C20:5	0.01	0.06	0.02	0.13	0.01	0.07
C22:0	0.01	0.06	0.01	0.06	0.01	0.07
Total	15.49	100	15.58	100	13.67	100

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