Differential effects of coconut versus soy oil on gut microbiota composition and predicted metabolic function in adult mice

Table 2 Dietary ingredients and nutrient composition of the experimental diets

Ingredients (%)	LF	HFS	HFC
Barley flour	47.44	31.27	31.27
Corn flour	25.60	14.63	14.63
Forage flour	8.50	5.65	5.65
Soybean meal	8.40	7.98	7.98
Wheat bran	3.50	3.33	3.33
Potatoes protein flour	2.70	8.50	8.50
Mineral and vitamin mix^a	2.11	2.11	2.11
Meat meal	1.05	1.00	1.00
Soy oil	0.25	25.08	0.25
Coconut oil	0.25	0.25	25.08
Amino acid mix^b	0.20	0.20	0.20
Nutrient composition (% on dry matter basis)^c
Gross energy kJ/g ^d	11.3	17.5	17.5
Protein, %	16.5	16.6	16.6
Carbohydrates, %	51.0	32.1	32.1
Lipid, %	3.5	30.0	30.0
Fatty acids (% total fatty acids)^c
Caproic (C6:0)	–	–	0.5
Caprylic (C8:0)	0.5	0.1	6.0
Capric (C10:0)	0.4	0.1	4.9
Lauric (C12:0)	3.6	0.4	39.9
Myristic (C14:0)	2.0	0.2	22.5
Palmitic (C16:0)	10.8	10.9	9.1
Stearic (C18:0)	4.1	4.2	2.8
Oleic (C18:1)	22.0	23.2	7.9
Linoleic (C18:2)	50.1	54.0	5.8
Linolenic (C18:3)	6.3	6.8	0.5

^aU/kg diet: vitamin A 9828 U.I.; cholecalciferol 860 U.I.; thiamin 9.2 mg; riboflavin 4.6 mg; vitamin B6 4.1 mg; vitamin B12 0.018 mg; vitamin E (alpha tocopherol) 33.8 mg; menadione sodium bisulfite 1.9 mg; niacin 37.5 mg; folic acid 1.31 mg; pantothenic acid 9.8 mg; biotin 0.190 mg; choline 686; calcium 2688 mg; phosphorus 1276 mg; sodium 1329 mg; chloride 2050 mg; manganese (manganous sulfate monohydrate) 33 mg; iron (ferrous sulfate heptahydrate) 109 mg; zinc (zinc sulate monohydrate) 41.0 mg; copper 7.1 mg; iodine (calcium iodate) 0.5 mg; cobalt (basic cobalt carbonate monohydrate) 0.38 mg
^bComposition of amino acid mix (%): arginine 25.2; cystine 10.2; lysine 24.1; methionine 12.2; tryptophan 7.2; glycine 21.0
^cCalculated parameters
^dAmount of energy is 16.7 kJ/g for protein and carbohydrate and 37.6 kJ/g for fat

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