Effects of soy components on blood and liver lipids in rats fed high-cholesterol diets

Table 1 Composition of the experimental diets

	NC3	CC	SP	ASP	SS
Corn starch	588	588	588	588	588
Dextrin	191.1	191.1	191.1	191.1	191.1
Casein	294	294	0	0	0
Soy protein1	0	0	294	0	0
Soy protein2	0	0	0	294	294
Sucrose	147	73.5	73.5	73.5	66.15
Saponin	0	0	0	0	7.35
Soybean oil	88.2	147	147	147	147
Mineral mix	58.8	58.8	58.8	58.8	58.8
Cellulose	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5
Vitamins	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7
Cholesterol	0	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7
Methionine	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7
Choline	0	0.735	0.735	0.735	0.735
Cholic acid	0	0.735	0.735	0.735	0.735

¹Soy protein with isoflavone and saponin; ²Alcohol-extracted soy protein; ³NC, negative control (casein); PC, positive control (casein+1% cholesterol); SP, soy protein diet; ASP, alcohol-extracted soy protein diet; SS, soy saponin diet.