Table 2.
Body weight gain, food intake and feed efficiency of Sprague-Dawley rats fed with fresh/oxidized frying oil and 0%, 2% and 5% H. cordata thunb powder diets for 4 wk (mean±SD, n = 8).
| Group | Body weight gain (g/wk) | Food intake (g/wk) | Feed efficiency (B.W gain/food intake) |
| F0 | 46.71±3.20 | 202.31±7.62 | 0.23±0.03 |
| F20 | 44.85±2.82 | 206.22±7.82 | 0.22±0.04 |
| F50 | 47.54±2.36 | 212.34±5.20 | 0.22±0.01 |
| O0 | 35.62±2.101 | 198.14±5.47 | 0.18±0.02 |
| O20 | 37.91±4.75 | 185.25±4.66 | 0.20±0.03 |
| O50 | 38.54±4.55 | 188.72±3.44 | 0.20±0.02 |
| ANOVA2 | |||
| Dose | NS3 | NS | NS |
| Oil | P<0.05 | NS | NS |
| Dose×Oil | NS | NS | NS |
1Mean values significantly differ between the two oil groups (P<0.05).
2
Analyzed by a two-way ANOVA. 3NS: No significance.