Ameliorative Potential of Tamarindus indica on High Fat Diet Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Rats
Table 1
Composition of experimental diets.
Formula
Normal Diet
HFD-45% kcal
g%
kcal%
g%
kcal%
Protein
20.3
21.3
25.4
21.3
Carbohydrate
68.1
71.6
40.0
33.7
Fat
3.0
7.1
24.0
45.0
Total
ā
100
ā
100
kcal/g
3.8
4.8
Ingredients
Normal Diet
HFD-45% kcal
g
kcal
g
kcal
Casein
200
800
250.1
1000
L-Cystine
3
12
3.75
15
Soybean oil
30
270
37.5
338
Lard
0
0
200.3
1803
Cornstarch
438.59
1754
97.65
391
Maltodextrin
132
528
165.1
660
Sucrose
100
400
125
500
AIN-93 vitamin mix
10
40
12.5
50
AIN-93G mineral mix
35
0
43.8
0
Choline chloride
1.40
0
1.75
0
Cellulose
50
0
62.5
0
t-BHQ
0.01
0
0.05
0
Total
1000
3804
1000
4757
Diets were prepared according to the AIN-93G diet composition with slight modifications. Mineral mixture and vitamin mixture were as per AIN-93G recommendations. AIN: American Institute of Nutrition; HFD: high fat diet, t-BHQ: Tert-butyl hydroquinone.