Research Article

Protective Effects of Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) and/or Red Palm Oil (Elaeis guineensis) Supplementation on tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide-Induced Oxidative Hepatotoxicity in Wistar Rats

Table 5

Daily intakes, vitamin E, and carotene content of RPO.

ConstituentConcentration (µg/g RPO)Daily intake (µg)

α-Tocotrienol102.36 ± 0.6817.91 ± 0.12
β/γ-Tocotrienol227.48 ± 1.2239.81 ± 0.21
δ-Tocotrienol 56.46 ± 0.69 9.88 ± 0.12
α-Tocopherol 71.28 ± 1.0312.47 ± 0.18
β/γ-Tocopherol 6.20 ± 0.42 1.09 ± 0.07
δ-Tocopherol 20.70 ± 0.74 3.62 ± 0.13
α-Carotene 23.74 ± 0.52 4.15 ± 0.09
β-Carotene 29.34 ± 1.30 5.14 ± 0.23

Values are mean ± SEM ( ).