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Table 1 Nutrient composition of treatment diets

From: The effects of prenatal and early postnatal tocotrienol-rich fraction supplementation on cognitive function development in male offspring rats

Ingredients (base diet)

Amount (g/100 g diet)

Carbohydrate

63.3

Crude protein

20

Crude fat

3

Crude fibre

7.3

Calcium

0.9

Phosphorus

0.5

Test fat 1

CTRL

VHCL

DHA

TRF

DTRF

Palm based product2

-

7.0

6.3

7.0

6.3

LONZA DHA3

-

-

0.7

-

0.7

Total tocopherols (mg/kg)

5.1

23.9

33.8

294.4

301.8

Total tocotrienols (mg/kg)

0.4

56.0

55.9

705.8

698.3

Total Vit E (mg/kg)

5.5

79.9

89.7

1000.2

1000.1

  1. 1The base diet was added with 70 g/kg of the vehicle or 63 g/kg vehicle + 7 g/kg DHA.
  2. 2palm based product was used as a vehicle to carry DHA and TRF.
  3. 340-46% DHA by weight from Lonza Ltd.