Table 4.
Effects of sunflower oil and cocoa butter, alone or in combination, on serum lipid levels in rats.
| Parameters | Control (n: 12) |
Sunflower oil (n: 12) |
Cocoa butter (n: 11) |
Sunflower oil + cocoa butter (n: 12) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 49.17 ± 3.60a | 35.83 ± 2.69b | 32.91 ± 3.37b | 40.67 ± 2.61ab | 0.003 |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 97.83 ± 4.69 | 90.58 ± 4.67 | 98.64 ± 5.58 | 104.67 ± 4.91 | NS |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 62.59 ± 3.04 | 61.82 ± 3.09 | 66.45 ± 3.31 | 70.80 ± 3.31 | NS |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 25.42 ± 2.21 | 21.58 ± 1.56 | 25.73 ± 2.25 | 25.75 ± 2.13 | NS |
| VLDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 9.83 ± 0.69a | 7.08 ± 0.56b | 6.54 ± 0.69b | 8.08 ± 0.53ab | 0.003 |
Mean values within the same row with different superscripts letter a,b are significantly different. NS: Not significant and n: number of animals.