Modulation of Gut Microbiota Profile and Short-Chain Fatty Acids of Rats Fed with Taro Flour or Taro Starch

Table 2

Concentrations (μmol/g wet weight; mean ± SD) of acetate, propionate, and butyrate in fecal pellets at week 4.

	AIN	Taro	Flour	Starch
Acetate	4.27 ± 1.20^†‡⸸	10.15 ± 4.94^†	12.83 ± 5.73^‡	7.47 ± 1.29^⸸
Propionate	1.08 ± 0.26^†‡⸸	3.33 ± 2.25^†	4.04 ± 2.87^‡	2.62 ± 0.96^⸸
Butyrate	0.19 ± 0.18^†‡⸸	0.94 ± 0.62^†	0.69 ± 0.50	1.18 ± 0.63^⸸

Taro flour and taro starch together. ^†‡⸸Symbols within rows that are equal indicate significant differences ().