Effects of Young Barley Leaf Powder on Gastrointestinal Functions in Rats and Its Efficacy-Related Physicochemical Properties

Table 1

Chemical compositions of samples in the animal experiments.

	Unit	WB	BL	WI	EI	ES
Energy^*1	kcal	299	262	—	—	—
Moisture	g	3.5	4.9	—	—	—
Protein	g	24.3	14.7	—	—	—
Fat	g	2.6	4.2	—	—	—
Ash	g	6.0	6.3	—	—	—
Carbohydrate	g	25.5	12.9	—	—	—
Dietary fiber^*2	g	38.1	57.0	—	—	—
Dietary fiber^*3	g	35.8	57.6	72.9	15.1	1.5
Soluble dietary fiber^*4	g	3.6	1.6	1.4	13.8	1.2
Hemicellulose^*4	g	21.1	23.0	28.4	1.3	0.3
Cellulose^*4	g	8.2	26.7	33	ND	ND
Lignin^*4	g	2.9	6.3	10.1	ND	ND

∗1Conversion factor into calorie (protein 4, fat 9, carbohydrate 4, and dietary fiber 2).
∗2Enzymatic-gravimetric method.
∗3Southgate method.
∗4Phenol-sulfuric acid method.
WB: wheat bran, BL: whole of young barley leaf powder (BL), WI: water-insoluble fraction of BL, EI: ethanol-insoluble fraction of BL, and ES: ethanol-soluble fraction of BL.