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Cecal digesta pH and SCFA concentrations of rats consuming experimental diets
| Diet | pH | SCFA concentration, mmol/kg |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetate | Propionate | Butyrate | Total | ||
| Low-amylose wheat | 6.23 (0.05)* | 38.6 (1.9) | 11.9 (1.7) | 25.8 (3.3) | 79.6 (3.1) |
| High-amylose wheat | 5.90 (0.14)* | 43.6 (7.8) | 15.8 (3.1) | 23.0 (2.5) | 84.1 (8.6) |
All values are shown as the mean and SE (in parentheses) of six animals. Values in any column with like symbols are significantly different.
*, P < 0.05.
