Research Article

Formation of Short-Chain Fatty Acids, Excretion of Anthocyanins, and Microbial Diversity in Rats Fed Blackcurrants, Blackberries, and Raspberries

Table 6

Anthocyanins and anthocyanidins detected with LC-ESI-MS from blackcurrant, blackberry, and raspberry (mg/g, dwb), with amount consumed (mg/5 days) and the amount excreted in urine of rats fed blackcurrant (µg/mL).

Anthocyanins and anthocyanidinsAmount in berries (mg/g, dwb)Amount consumed (mg/5 day) Amount excreted-Blackcurrant
(µg/mL)
BlackcurrantBlackberryRaspberryBlackcurrantBlackberryRaspberry−HEAL19 +HEAL19
MeanMeanMeanMeanSEMeanSEMeanSEMeanSEMeanSE

Cyanidin-3-O-shoporosideNDND0.8015.00.0
Delphinidin-3-O-glucoside0.730.60.8016.10.028.50.1615.00.032.83.423.23.8
Delphinidin-3-O-rutinoside1.711.350.3937.60.0619.20.367.30.061.09.829.8*4.9
Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside0.340.440.147.50.016.20.122.60.021.93.716.81.7
Cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside1.491.30.1932.80.0518.40.343.60.054.911.226.84.0
DelphinidinND0.23ND3.30.06
CyanidinND0.15ND2.10.04

Total4.264.062.3293.90.1457.71.0743.40.01170.526.696.6*12.2

Mean values for the amount excreted were significantly different, * .
ND: not detected.