Table 1.
Effect of tartrazine ingestion on food and liquid consumption, body weight and pancreatic total protein
| Sex | Female | Male | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tartrazine dose (%) | 0 | 0.005 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.005 | 0.05 |
| Food intake (g/mice/day) | 7.59 ± 0.15 | 7.68 ± 0.25 | 7.71 ± 0.23 | 7.66 ± 0.30 | 7.72 ± 0.15 | 7.75 ± 0.28 |
| Liquid intake (ml/mice/day) | 4.69 ± 0.10 | 4.95 ± 0.07 | 5.00 ± 0.08 | 4.94 ± 0.14 | 5.02 ± 0.07 | 5.04 ± 0.08 |
| Tartrazine intake (mg/kg/day) | 0 | 8.06 ± 0.16 | 80.11 ± 0.90 | 0 | 8.07 ± 0.07 | 80.78 ± 0.48 |
| Initial weight (g) | 14.58 ± 0.29 | 14.79 ± 0.39 | 14.90 ± 0.37 | 14.18 ± 0.23 | 14.96 ± 0.27 | 14.85 ± 0.43 |
| Final weight (g) | 40.51 ± 0.82 | 38.63 ± 0.64 | 38.40 ± 0.56 | 43.27 ± 0.64 | 42.32 ± 0.53 | 41.22 ± 0.66 |
| Weight gain (g) | 25.92 ± 0.96 | 23.83 ± 0.79 | 23.50 ± 0.43 | 29.08 ± 0.79 | 27.36 ± 0.53 | 26.36 ± 0.62 |
| Protein content (mg/g P) | 217.21 ± 6.84 | 203.87 ± 6.33 | 203.49 ± 9.30 | 235.67 ± 7.25 | 228.74 ± 10.80 | 217.77 ± 13.99 |
Data expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 10). P = pancreas
*Significant at p < 0.05 compared to control using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Tukey multiple comparisons test