Maternal consumption of canola oil suppressed mammary gland tumorigenesis in C3(1) TAg mice offspring

BMC Cancer

Table 1 Composition of the diets

Ingredient	% of wt	Amount/100 g	Calories/100 g
Casein (protein)	20%	20 g	80
Sucrose	45%	45 g	180
Corn starch (carbohydrate)	15%	15 g	60
Alphacel (fiber)	5%	5 g	0
Choline bitartrate	0.2%	0.2 g	0
DL-methionine	0.3%	0.3 g	0
Mineral mix	3.5%	3.5 g	0
Vitamin mix	1.0%	1 g	0
Oil (fat) either corn oil or canola oil	10%	10 g	90
Total	100%	100 g	410
Total fat		90 g	90
Total protein		80 g	80
Total carbohydrate		60 g	240

The AIN-76A was slightly modified to contain 10% w/w corn oil (control diet) or 10% w/w canola oil (test diet). Control and canola diets were balanced for calories, nutrients, protein, fat and carbohydrate. The AIN-76A diet is adequate for growth and nutrition of mice.

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