Fig. 2.

Faecal colour during basal, treatment and washout periods in the various infants given different levels of inulin supplementation.

A: Infants treated with 0.75 g/day inulin showed an increase in brown stools and a reduction in yellow/greenish stool during treatment period. During the washout period, the number of brown stools decreased, while that of the yellow/greenish stool increased again. Infants not given any inulin showed no significant change in stools colour profile.

B: Infants treated with 1.00 g/day inulin also showed increase in the number of brown stools and a reduction in yellow/greenish stool during treatment. Again, during the washout period, the number of brown stools decreased, while that of the yellow/greenish stool increased.

C: Infants treated with 1.25 g/day inulin showed insignificant changes in stools colour during treatment, followed by a significant increase in brown stools and a significant reduction in golden stool during the washout period.

Dagger: Significantly different (p<0.05) from basal

Open circle: Significantly different (p<0.05) from treatment