Combinational Effects of Prebiotics and Soybean against Azoxymethane-Induced Colon Cancer In Vivo

Table 4

Effect of prebiotic and soybean meal on bone health.

Groups	Ca (mg/g)	P (mg/g)	Mg (mg/g)	Fe (μg/g)	Zn (μg/g)
Control	267.5 ± 11.2^d	122.4 ± 1.2^d	2.2 ± 0.1^c	53.1 ± 0.8^b	163.9 ± 24.8^f
Prebiotic (5%)	276.1 ± 8.4^c	146.2 ± 2.6^bc	3.6 ± 0.2^b	96.2 ± 2.9^a	502.1 ± 6.8^e
Prebiotic (10%)	282.6 ± 11.1^c	152.9 ± 4.8^c	4.0 ± 0.9^b	104.1 ± 4.2^a	528.6 ± 6.2^d
SM (5%)	268.5 ± 26.9^d	133.6 ± 1.8^c	3.4 ± 0.17^b	108.3 ± 5.3^a	530.9 ± 9.3^d
SM (10%)	277.8 ± 36.5^c	141.0 ± 3.4^bc	3.8 ± 0.06^b	105.6 ± 1.4^a	574.5 ± 34.6^c
Prebiotic + SM (5% + 5%)	288.9 ± 5.8^c	159.3 ± 4.4^b	4.1 ± 0.13^b	119.1 ± 0.8^a	702.8 ± 29.3^ab
Prebiotic + SM (10% + 10%)	431.4 ± 3.3 ^a	167.8 ± 2.8^ab	6.0 ± 0.7 ^a	114.7 ± 5.8^a	714.3 ± 35.0 ^a
Prebiotic + SM (5% + 10%)	329.2 ± 14.7^bc	166.4 ± 10.9^ab	4.5 ± 0.41^ab	112.8 ± 8.4^a	741.0 ± 34.6 ^a
Prebiotic+SM (10% + 5%)	395.3 ± 1.1^b	174.0 ± 6.9 ^a	4.1 ± 0.4^b	114.9 ± 6.0^a	654.4 ± 22.7 ^b

Abbreviations: SM: soybean meal, Ca: Calcium, P: Phosphorus, Mg: Magnesium, Fe: Iron, Zn: Zinc.
Values are expressed as means ± SEM.
^abcdefMeans in a column with the same letter are not significantly different using Tukey’s studentized range test (P  ≤  0.05).