Table 1.

Effects of procyanidins with different degrees of polymerization on body weight gain, food consumption, and the feed conversion ratio in mice.

Group	Initial Weight (g)	Final Weight (g)	Weight Increase (g)	Total Feed Intake (g)	Food Utility Rate (%)
Control	28.92 ± 2.04 a	40.81 ± 2.45 a	11.89 ± 1.45 a	276.26 ± 10.43 a	4.30 ± 0.45 a
Low polymer	29.01 ± 1.78 a	39.19 ± 2.78 a	10.18 ± 0.98 a	244.26 ± 7.45 b	4.17 ± 0.39 a
Highpolymer	29.41 ± 1.56 a	37.94 ± 3.12 b	8.53 ± 1.01 b	242.22 ± 9.09 b	3.52 ± 0.52 b

^{a, b} Differentsuperscripts in the same line indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).