Research Article

Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Properties of Tofu (Curdle Soymilk) against Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Damage in Rats

Table 2

Total feed intake and weight gain of albino rats fed with commercial diet and various coagulated tofu (g/rats/days).

SampleTotal food taken (%)Total weight gained (%)

BDA141.8 ± 5.31b9.11 ± 1.35b
BDWA443.8 ± 9.40a14.5 ± 1.70a
CSTA64.7 ± 3.60d−3.2 ± 0.80d
SWTA44.2 ± 2.10e−2.1 ± 0.60e
ALTA73.5 ± 3.80c−5.1 ± 1.01c

Values represent mean of triplicate reading. Means with the same superscript letter(s) within the same column are not significantly different (P ≤ 0.05). BDA: basal diet with acetaminophen orally administered; BDWA: basal diet without acetaminophen orally administered; ALTA: alum coagulated tofu with acetaminophen; SWTA: tofu coagulated with effluent from pap with acetaminophen; CSTA: calcium coagulated tofu with acetaminophen orally administered.