Effect of Cocoa Butter and Sunflower Oil Supplementation on Performance, Immunoglobulin, and Antioxidant Vitamin Status of Rats
Table 5
Effects of sunflower oil and cocoa butter alone, or in combination, on some serum enzymes activity and metabolites levels in rats.
Parameters
Control (: 12)
Sunflower oil (: 12)
Cocoa butter (: 11)
Sunflower oil + cocoa butter (: 12)
P value
ALP (U/L)
312.58 ± 31.39
268.94 ± 39.76
274.83 ± 32.63
325.86 ± 58.34
NS
AST (U/L)
194.00
151.00
200.00
215.50
NS
ALT (U/L)
70.00
61.00
64.50
63.50
NS
Glucose (mg/dL)
137.08 ± 7.86
120.33 ± 15.57
132.09 ± 15.08
120.50 ± 8.50
NS
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)
0.13
0.16
0.14
0.13
NS
Uric acid (mg/dL)
2.17 ± 0.15
2.83 ± 0.28
3.05 ± 0.37
2.52 ± 0.29
NS
Creatinine (mg/dL)
0.53a
0.48ab
0.46b
0.48ab
0.004
Total protein (g/dL)
7.66 ± 0.11
7.63 ± 0.15
7.39 ± 0.16
7.55 ± 0.13
NS
Albumin (g/dL)
3.32
3.29
3.23
3.28
NS
Calcium (mg/dL)
10.80
10.90
11.05
11.05
NS
Data within the same row with different superscripts letter a,b are significantly different. Parametric data were expressed as mean ± standard error. Nonparametric values were expressed as median. NS: not significant and : number of animals.
