Table 2.

Large-bowel digesta wet and dry weight of rats consuming experimental diets

	Low-amylose wheat	High-amylose wheat
Cecum
Wet weight, g	1.47 (0.12)*	3.14 (0.34)*
Dry weight, g	0.33 (0.03)*	0.67 (0.10)*
Proximal colon
Wet weight, g	0.29 (0.12)	0.48 (0.09)
Dry weight, g	0.06 (0.03)	0.11 (0.02)
Distal colon
Wet weight, g	0.83 (0.17)	1.10 (0.08)
Dry weight, g	0.30 (0.08)	0.35 (0.04)

All values are shown as the mean and SE (in parentheses) of six animals. Values in a row with like symbols are significantly different.

*, P < 0.01.