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

Table 7

Effects of sunflower oil and cocoa butter, alone or in combination, on plasma vitamins A, C, and E concentrations in rats.

Parameters	Control	Sunflower oil	Cocoa butter	Sunflower oil + cocoa butter	P value
Vitamin A (𝜇g/dL)	68.22 ± 6.63; (𝑛: 6)	55.46 ± 5.90; (𝑛: 6)	45.67 ± 5.31; (𝑛: 6)	58.23 ± 12.06; (𝑛: 6)	NS
Vitamin C (𝜇g/mL)	10.29 ± 0.91; (𝑛: 9)	10.71 ± 0.67; (𝑛: 9)	12.39 ± 0.65; (𝑛: 9)	11.50 ± 0.59; (𝑛: 9)	NS
Vitamin E (mg/dL)	0.83 ± 0.20; (𝑛: 9)	0.82 ± 0.09; (𝑛: 9)	0.70 ± 0.07; (𝑛: 9)	0.87 ± 0.08; (𝑛: 9)	NS

Data were expressed as mean ± standard error. There were no differences between trial groups (P > 0.05). NS: not significant and 𝑛: number of animals.