Table 1.

Macronutrients, dietary fiber, and energy distribution among dietary intervention groups.

Nutrients	Control	Cashew nut	Cashew nut oil	p-value
Total fat (%)	21.19 ± 1.84 c	27.04 ± 2.49 b	31.83 ± 3.87 a	<0.001
Saturated Fat (%)	7.87 ± 1.97 b	10.96 ± 1.51 a	7.78 ± 1.47 b	<0.001
Monounsaturated Fat (%)	5.97 ± 1.58 c	17.38 ± 2.71 a	14.52 ± 2.32 b	<0.001
Polyunsaturated Fat (%)	3.57 ± 0.86 b	6.41 ± 1.31 a	6.01 ± 1.33 a	<0.001
Carbohydrates (%)	55.26 ± 3.51 a	48.06 ± 4.17 b	47.17 ± 5.55 b	<0.001
Proteins (%)	23.55 ± 2.74 a	24.89 ± 3.14 a	20.99 ± 3.15 b	<0.001
Dietary fiber (g)	25.90 ± 7.69	22.62 ± 7.02	22.64 ± 8.49	0.065
Energy (kcal)	1600.83 ± 318.29	1607.40 ± 307.82	1618.05 ± 317.15	0.959

Superscript alphabets ^(a–c) not indicated by the same letter means statistical difference between groups (p < 0.005) according to one-way ANOVA or Kruskal–Wallis followed by post hoc tests. Letter a represents the highest value, while letter c is the lowest.