Effect of Cocoa Butter and Sunflower Oil Supplementation on Performance, Immunoglobulin, and Antioxidant Vitamin Status of Rats

Table 4

Effects of sunflower oil and cocoa butter, alone or in combination, on serum lipid levels in rats.

Parameters	Control; (𝑛: 12)	Sunflower oil; (𝑛: 12)	Cocoa butter; (𝑛: 11)	Sunflower oil + cocoa butter; (𝑛: 12)	P value
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	49.17 ± 3.60^a	35.83 ± 2.69^b	32.91 ± 3.37^b	40.67 ± 2.61^ab	0.003
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	97.83 ± 4.69	90.58 ± 4.67	98.64 ± 5.58	104.67 ± 4.91	NS
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	62.59 ± 3.04	61.82 ± 3.09	66.45 ± 3.31	70.80 ± 3.31	NS
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	25.42 ± 2.21	21.58 ± 1.56	25.73 ± 2.25	25.75 ± 2.13	NS
VLDL Cholesterol (mg/dL)	9.83 ± 0.69^a	7.08 ± 0.56^b	6.54 ± 0.69^b	8.08 ± 0.53^ab	0.003

Mean values within the same row with different superscripts letter ^a,b are significantly different. NS: Not significant and 𝑛: number of animals.