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 fiber2 (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
All diets were designed to have an equal caloric content of fat, protein, and carbohydrates (including glucose, fructose, and sucrose). LFD: low-fat diet. Fiber analyzed by Eurofins, Sweden.