Table 3

Lipids, protein and carbohydrate repartition from the standard, coconut and butter diet

week
3
16



standard
coco
butter
standard
coco
butter


kcal/rat/day
45
64
62
73
178
95

% lipid
7
29
47

45
42
% SFA
0.8
26.6
32.0

41.3
28.0
% MUFA
2.2
1.8
13.0

2.8
12.0
% PUFA
4.0
0.6
2.0

0.9
2.0







% from control diet

4
2

3
3
% from high fat diet

25
45

42
39







% protein
16
14
13

13
13
% from control diet

10
6

6
6
% from high fat diet

4
7

7
7







% carbohydrate
77
57
40

42
45
% from control diet

48
25

27
31
% from high fat diet

9
15

15
14

Compounds are expressed in % of total energy

Romestaing et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2007 4:4   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-4-4