Research Article

Protective Role of Picralima nitida Seed Extract in High-Fat High-Fructose-Fed Rats

Table 1

Feed and diet composition.

Control diet (g/kg)HCHF (g/kg)

Corn starch450200
Beef tallow250
Sucrose100100
Cellulose100100
Soya bean oil7070
Fish meal240240
Vitamin and mineral mixa4040

aContained (per kg diet) vitamin A (4 000 000 IU), Vitamin D3 (8 00 000 IU), vitamin E (8 000 IU), vitamin K3 (0.9 g), vitamin B1 (0.7 g), vitamin B2 (2 g), vitamin B6 (1.2 g) vitamin B12 (0.006 g), nicotinic acid (11 g), panthethoic acid (3 g) folic acid (3 g) biotin (0.02 g) choline 120 g, CuSO4·5H2O (2 g) CoCl2·6H2O (0.008), NaCl (2 g), FeSO4·7H2O (8 g), KI (0.48 g), MnSO4·7H2O (32 g), CaSO4 (14 g), and ZnSO4 (20 g).