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. 2014 Dec 26;9(12):e115561. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115561

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).