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Growth performance and intestinal transit time of rats fed purified and natural dietary fibers.

Abstract
The effects of some selected purified fibers were compared to those derived from cereals or legume seeds. Rats were fed for at least 9 weeks and measurements were taken to determine feed consumption, weight gain, feed efficiency ratios (FER), protein efficiency ratios (PER), apparent protein digestibility, and rate of transit through the gastrointestinal tract. Most diets were designed to contain approximately 10% dietary fiber and 10% protein. Compared to the fiber-free diet, pectin reduced weight gain, FER, PER and apparent protein digestibility values. Cellulose, xylan and raffinose had no influence on feed intake, weight gains or FERs. However, cellulose and xylan increased PER values and the rates of food passage but decreased the apparent protein digestibility values. Feed utilization, protein digestibility and growth were similar for the wheat bran, corn bran and fiber-free diets. These cereal fibers caused the rates of transit to be significantly increased relative to the fiber-free control diet. The hull and cell-wall-fiber fractions of beans, when compared to the fiber-free diet, had little effect on feed consumption, growth, FER or PER. The cell-wall-fiber fraction reduced apparent protein digestibility and the hull fraction accelerated food passage relative to the fiber-free diet.
AuthorsS E Fleming, B Lee
JournalThe Journal of nutrition (J Nutr) Vol. 113 Issue 3 Pg. 592-601 (Mar 1983) ISSN: 0022-3166 [Print] United States
PMID6298388 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • Dietary Fiber
  • Dietary Proteins
  • Xylans
  • Pectins
  • Cellulose
  • Raffinose
Topics
  • Animals
  • Body Weight
  • Cellulose (administration & dosage)
  • Diet
  • Dietary Fiber (administration & dosage, metabolism)
  • Dietary Proteins (administration & dosage, metabolism)
  • Digestion (drug effects)
  • Eating
  • Edible Grain
  • Fabaceae
  • Growth
  • Intestinal Mucosa (metabolism)
  • Pectins (administration & dosage)
  • Plants, Medicinal
  • Raffinose (administration & dosage)
  • Rats
  • Time Factors
  • Xylans (administration & dosage)

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