Research Article

Macro- and Microelemental Composition and Toxicity of Unsweetened Natural Cocoa Powder in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Table 4

Changes in relative organ weight of male SD rats dosed with 2000 mg/kg body weight of UNCP solution.

ORGANSCTRLUNCP value

Liver8.605 ± 4.2257.454 ± 1.2630.3260
Kidney0.6000 ± 0.050000.5500 ± 0.027390.3618
Heart8.605 ± 4.2257.454 ± 1.2630.3534
Lungs0.8500 ± 0.050000.7600 ± 0.029150.3618
Spleen7.454 ± 1.2630.0829
Testis1.224 ± 0.025020.3618