Consumption of Chinese Tea-Flavor Liquor Improves Circulating Insulin Levels without Affecting Hepatic Lipid Metabolism-Related Gene Expression in Sprague-Dawley Rats
Table 6
Hepatic total fatty acid profiles after consumption of TFL and TCL.
TFL ( = 9)
TCL ( = 8)
EC ( = 8)
WC ( = 8)
14:0
0.77 ± 0.19a
0.59 ± 0.07ab
0.77 ± 0.21a
0.42 ± 0.07b
15:0
0.22 ± 0.06
0.21 ± 0.03
0.26 ± 0.06
0.21 ± 0.02
16:0
25.73 ± 3.12a
23.16 ± 1.18ab
26.45 ± 3.54a
21.84 ± 1.47b
18:0
12.92 ± 2.55
11.55 ± 1.79
11.99 ± 2.43
11.51 ± 2.93
20:0
0.07 ± 0.04
0.05 ± 0.01
0.09 ± 0.03
0.04 ± 0.02
SFA
39.71 ± 2.42a
35.56 ± 2.45ab
39.54 ± 4.39a
34.00 ± 3.69b
16:1n7
1.22 ± 0.30
1.31 ± 0.52
1.26 ± 0.33
1.00 ± 0.47
18:1n9
12.52 ± 2.87
12.31 ± 2.89
10.34 ± 1.90
9.28 ± 2.27
18:1n7
2.61 ± 0.34
2.73 ± 0.34
2.71 ± 0.44
2.25 ± 0.28
20:1n9
0.21 ± 0.04a
0.18 ± 0.04ab
0.19 ± 0.06a
0.12 ± 0.03b
MUFA
16.56 ± 2.79a
16.53 ± 3.50ab
14.50 ± 2.15ab
12.66 ± 2.71b
18:2n6
18.62 ± 3.35
20.41 ± 2.87
18.37 ± 3.97
21.85 ± 4.19
18:3n6
0.07 ± 0.03
0.09 ± 0.02
0.09 ± 0.04
0.10 ± 0.04
20:2n6
0.39 ± 0.13
0.40 ± 0.06
0.34 ± 0.04
0.41 ± 0.08
20:3n6
0.63 ± 0.15ab
0.70 ± 0.16ab
0.58 ± 0.12a
0.80 ± 0.16b
20:4n6
15.71 ± 3.33
15.63 ± 2.07
17.19 ± 2.29
18.49 ± 3.88
22:4n6
0.31 ± 0.12
0.41 ± 0.12
0.40 ± 0.12
0.49 ± 0.15
N-6 PUFA
35.70 ± 2.07a
37.61 ± 3.50a
36.94 ± 2.61a
42.12 ± 2.48b
18:3n3
0.69 ± 0.33
0.76 ± 0.15
0.73 ± 0.23
0.88 ± 0.34
20:3n3
0.10 ± 0.04
0.09 ± 0.04
0.10 ± 0.04
0.10 ± 0.02
20:5n3
0.62 ± 0.31ab
0.83 ± 0.29ab
0.56 ± 0.12a
0.98 ± 0.32b
22:5n3
1.18 ± 0.32a
1.47 ± 0.37ab
1.32 ± 0.24ab
1.88 ± 0.60b
22:6n3
5.34 ± 0.92a
6.35 ± 0.74bc
6.07 ± 0.76ab
7.22 ± 0.47c
DHA + EPA
5.96 ± 0.97a
7.17 ± 0.99bc
6.63 ± 0.72ab
8.20 ± 0.76c
N-3 PUFA
7.92 ± 1.21a
9.48 ± 1.29ab
8.72 ± 0.60a
11.05 ± 1.59b
Total PUFA
43.61 ± 2.91a
47.09 ± 2.86a
45.66 ± 2.85a
53.17 ± 3.23b
N-3/N-6 PUFA
0.22 ± 0.03
0.26 ± 0.06
0.24 ± 0.02
0.26 ± 0.04
TFL: tea-flavor liquor; TCL: traditional Chinese liquor; EC: ethanol control; WC: water control; SFA: saturated fatty acid; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; Different letters represent statistically significant difference () between the two groups (e.g., a versus b, b versus c). No significant difference was observed if two groups contain the same letters (e.g., ab versus b, a versus ab).