Research Article

Avocado Oil Supplementation Modifies Cardiovascular Risk Profile Markers in a Rat Model of Sucrose-Induced Metabolic Changes

Table 1

Composition of basal and experimental diets formulated according to AIN-76.

IngredientsBasal diet (g)

Cornstarch65.8
Casein44.0
Cellulose4.0
Mineral mix AIN-76 8.0
Vitamin mix AIN-76 2.0
DL-methionine0.32
Tert-butylhydroquinone0.02
Fat 10.0

Corn-canola in the basal diet (CG and MC groups); experimental diets (MCao, MCac, and MCas resp.) were formulated with olive oil or avocado oil, extracted either by centrifugation or solvent.