Aspergillus awamori Feeding Modifies Lipid Metabolism in Rats

Table 1

Compositions of experimental diets.

	%
Ingredients	10% Butter diet		30% Butter diet
	Control	Experiment	Control	Experiment
Starch	50.00	49.95	30.00	29.95
Sucrose	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
Casein	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00
Cellulose	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Butter	10	10	30	30
Mineral mix^1	3.50	3.50	3.50	3.50
Vitamin mix^2	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Choline chloride	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Methionine	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30
Aspergillus awamori	—	0.05	—	0.05

 ¹Mineral supplied per kilogram of feed: 154 mg of Mn, 121 mg of Zn, 176 mg of Fe, 33 mg of Cu, 1.1 mg of I, and 0.7 mg of Se.
²Vitamin supplied per kilogram of feed: 3784 mcg of vitamin A, 0.066 mcg of vitamin D, 110.11 mcg of vitamin E, 12 mg of vitamin B₁₂, 1.37 mg of retinol, 0.13 mg of cholecalciferol, 6.50 mg of riboflavin, 2.60 mg of thiamine hydrochloride, 1.30 mg of pyridoxamine hydrochloride, 0.03 mg of cyanocobalamin, 10.40 mg of D-pantothenic acid, 26.00 mg of nicotinic acid, 1.05 mg of vitamin K3, 0.52 mg of pteroylglutamic acid, 0.78 mg of choline chloride, 0.07 mg of biotin, and 2.54 g of sucrose.