Table 3.

Daily food intake, weight gain rate, and final body weight of rats fed different dietary fibers^a.

Item	Controlb	KFb	PWMS + GGb	PWMS + XGb	P-value
Daily food intake, g/day	37.81 ± 0.61c	34.71 ± 0.69d	35.16 ± 0.98d	36.29 ± 0.97cd	0.05
Initial body weight, g	376.31 ± 7.01	377.88 ± 5.90	374.25 ± 8.89	379.81 ± 6.53	0.96
Final body weight, g	503.00 ± 9.74	492.75 ± 11.14	487.00 ± 11.69	504.00 ± 12.60	0.43
Rate of weight gain, g/day	6.03 ± 0.24	5.47 ± 0.42	5.37 ± 0.25	5.91 ± 0.40	0.63

^aValues are mean ±SEM, n = 8 per group;

^b Diets were control or supplemented with 2% fiber of konjac flour (KF), pregelatinized waxy maize starch plus guar gum (PWMS + GG), or pregelatinized waxy maize starch plus xanthan gum (PWMS + XG);

^c,d means values with different superscript letters in the same row are significantly different (P < 0.05).