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Impact of dietary ingredients on the interpretation of various fecal parameters in rats fed inulin

Chen HJ 1 , Dai FJ 1 , Chang CR 1 , Lau YQ 1 , Chew BS 2 , Chau CF 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
  • 2 Research and Development Department, CNI Venture (M) Sdn Bhd, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: chaucf@nchu.edu.tw
J Food Drug Anal, 2019 10;27(4):869-875.
PMID: 31590758 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfda.2019.06.005

Abstract

In the present study, the influences of diets (i.e. chow and AIN-93 diets) on the interpretation of various fecal parameters including viable microbiota, moisture, weight, and short-chain fatty acids in rats fed different amounts of inulin (0.5-2 g/kg). Eight groups of rats (n = 8/group) were fed, for 4 weeks, chow or AIN-93 diets with or without inulin supplementation. Fecal samples were analyzed for different fecal parameters. After a 2-week adaptation, apparent differences in some fecal parameters were observed between the chow and AIN-93 diet groups. Throughout the 4-week intervention period, significantly (p 

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