Açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) Upregulates Paraoxonase 1 Gene Expression and Activity with Concomitant Reduction of Hepatic Steatosis in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats

Table 1

Composition of the experimental diets (g/kg diet).

Nutrients	Diets
	Standard diet (AIN-93M)	High-fat diet
Casein	140.0	140.0
Corn starch	622.5	402.5
Soybean oil	40.0	250.0
Cholesterol	—	10.0
Choline	2.5	2.5
Mineral mixture	35.0	35.0
Vitamins mixture	10.0	10.0
Cellulose	50.0	50.0
Saccharose	100.0	100.0
Energy content (kcal/kg)	3810	4820

Mineral and vitamins mixture as recommended by the AIN-93M rodent diet.
Conversion factors: protein, 4 kcal/g; fat, 9 kcal/g; sugars, 4 kcal/g.