Evaluation of Beneficial Metabolic Effects of Berries in High-Fat Fed C57BL/6J Mice

Table 1

Composition of diets¹.

	Lingonberry	Blackcurrant	Bilberry	Raspberry	Açai	Crowberry	Prune	Blackberry	Control	LFD
Calculated energy (kcal)
Protein	812.0	812.0	812.0	812.0	812.0	812.0	812.0	812.0	812.0	812.0
Carbohydrate	1422.4	1422.4	1422.4	1422.4	1422.4	1422.4	1422.4	1422.4	1422.4	2840.4
Starch	731.2	731.2	731.2	731.2	731.2	731.2	731.2	731.2	731.2	2149.2
Sucrose	347.2	347.2	347.2	347.2	347.2	347.2	347.2	347.2	347.2	347.2
Fructose	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0
Glucose	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0	172.0
Fat	1822.5	1822.5	1822.5	1822.5	1822.5	1822.5	1822.5	1822.5	1822.5	405.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total kcals	4057	4057	4057	4057	4057	4057	4057	4057	4057	4057
Calculated energy per gram diet (kcal/g)
kcal/g	4.2	4.1	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.6	4.5	4.5	3.7
Calculated energy (kcal%)
Protein	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Carbohydrate	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	70
Fat	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	10
Fiber	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Analyzed fiber^2 (g/100 g diet)
Insoluble fiber	7.4	8.2	9.3	10.8	8.8	12.5	6.3	11.9	10.1	8.5
Soluble fiber	1.8	2.5	<1	1.2	1.6	<1	1.1	<1	<1	<1
Total fiber	9.2	10.7	10.0	12.0	10.4	13.0	7.4	12.6	10.5	9.1

1All diets were designed to have an equal caloric content of fat, protein, and carbohydrates (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose). LFD: low-fat diet.
2Fiber analyzed by Eurofins, Sweden.