Production of Functional Fermented Milk Beverages Supplemented with Pomegranate Peel Extract and Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria

Table 7

Biochemical parameters of rats fed with and without functional fermented beverages.

Treatments	Total protein (mg/dL)	Albumin (mg/dL)	ALT (U/L)	AST (U/L)	TG (mg/dL)	Cholesterol (mg/dL)
						Total	HDL	LDL
Control	7.20 ± 0.26^a	4.50 ± 0.10^a	45.26 ± 1.41^a	34.00 ± 1.00^a	145.9 ± 1.64^a	110.33 ± 2.02^a	33.90 ± 2.27^c	76.43 ± 4.25^a
FM	7.13 ± 0.20^a	4.43 ± 0.25^a	44.83 ± 1.04^a	34.66 ± 1.60^a	144.2 ± 1.31^a	109.17 ± 1.04^a	32.76 ± 2.51^c	76.40 ± 1.47^a
FMPO 150	7.03 ± 0.20^a	4.20 ± 0.20^a	45.16 ± 1.25^a	35.63 ± 0.70^a	135.97 ± 3.45^b	101.50 ± 1.32^b	38.96 ± 1.30^b	62.53 ± 0.55^b
FMPO 300	7.16 ± 0.15^a	4.24 ± 0.05^a	46.23 ± 1.46^a	36.31 ± 1.23^a	126.37 ± 2.82^c	95.10 ± 0.65^c	44.36 ± 1.09^a	50.73 ± 1.46^c

AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; TG, total cholesterol; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.