Research Article

Preventive Effects of Chitosan Coacervate Whey Protein on Body Composition and Immunometabolic Aspect in Obese Mice

Table 1

Composition of the control diet and diet enriched with saturated fatty acids according to AIN-93. Coacervate was resuspended in 300 L of water.

Components (%)Control diet (C) High fat diet (HF)

Corn starch72.0740.87
Casein14.014.0
Soybean oil4.04.0
Lard31.2
Cellulose5.05.0
Vitamin mix1.01.0
Mineral mix3.53.5
L-cystine0.180.18
Choline bitartrate0.250.25
Butyl hydroquinone. g/kg0.0080.008
Energy. kcal/kg3,802.85,362.8
Treatment by gavage
 Coacervate (CWP)(C-CWP) 100 mg·kg·day(HF-CWP) 100 mg·kg·day
 Water (W)(C-W) 300 L·day(HF-W) 300 L·day
Fatty acids (%)
 Saturated (SFA)17.1234.13
 Monounsaturated (MUFA)25.6339.14
 Polyunsaturated (PUFA)57.2526.67
 PUFA n34.326.37
 PUFA n652.6519.98