Table 3. Effects of pea fiber and wheat bran fiber supplementation on body weight gain and food intake of rats.
Treatment | Control | Pea fiber | Wheat bran fiber |
mean daily body weight gain (g) | 2.19±0.76a | 2.81±0.63b | 2.09±0.84a |
mean daily food intake (g) | 14.06±1.80 | 14.26±1.81 | 13.74±2.05 |
food intake/body weight gain ratio | 6.30±2.53ab | 5.18±0.62a | 7.17±3.10b |
Data represent the means ± SD. Different superscripts indicate significant difference (P <0.05).