Table 2. SCFA interconversion fluxes (mmol/kg/h) for the different Guar Gum groups.
Guar Gum content (%) | ||||
0 | 5 | 7.5 | 10 | |
Acetate → Butyrate | 0.11±0.01 | 0.14±0.01 | 0.32±0.02 | 0.47±0.02 |
Butyrate → Acetate | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.01 | 0.00±0.02 |
Propionate → Acetate | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.01 | 0.00±0.06 | 0.00±0.01 |
Acetate → Propionate | 0.00±0.01 | 0.00±0.01 | 0.00±0.04 | 0.00±0.05 |
Propionate → Butyrate | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 |
Butyrate → Propionate | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.01 |
Data represent means ± SEM for n = 7–8.