TABLE 2.

Fecal and cecal characteristics of male mice fed a 45%-fat diet with or without an ETWB supplement for 10 wk¹

Variable	Control	ETWB	P2
Fecal output,3 mg/48 h	517 ± 23	688 ± 14	<0.0001
Cecal tissue,4 mg	54.4 ± 2.3	76.4 ± 3.3	<0.0001
Cecal contents, mg	177 ± 6	247 ± 10	<0.0001
Cecal pH	7.9 ± 0.1	7.8 ± 0.1	0.24
Total cecal SCFAs,5 μmol	6.2 ± 1.2	5.1 ± 0.7	0.44

¹Values are means ± SEMs, n = 15/group unless otherwise noted. ETWB, enzyme-treated wheat bran.

²Derived by using 2-tailed Student’s t test. P ≤ 0.05 was considered significant.

³n = 10/group.

⁴Contents removed from the cecum and tissue weight were recorded.

⁵Total SCFAs quantified by summing concentrations (mmol/g) of acetic, propionic, butyric, isobutyric, valeric, isovaleric, and isocaproic acids