Table 2.

Daily diet and Fe, Zn and Cu intake in rats

Parameter	Experimental group				ANOVA p value
	C	C + TAU	HF	HF + TAU	Diet	TAU	Diet × TAU interaction
Diet (g/day)	20.17 ± 1.02b	20.34 ± 1.36b	16.89 ± 0.61a	17.02 ± 1.22 a	< 0.001	NS	NS
Fe (g/day)	0.73 ± 0.04b	0.72 ± 0.05b	0.61 ± 0.02a	0.61 ± 0.05 a	< 0.001	NS	NS
Zn (g/day)	0.62 ± 0.03b	0.63 ± 0.05b	0.52 ± 0.02a	0.53 ± 0.04 a	< 0.001	NS	NS
Cu (g/day)	0.13 ± 0.00b	0.13 ± 0.00b	0.11 ± 0.00a	0.11 ± 0.00 a	< 0.001	NS	NS

Values are presented as means ± standard deviation; values in the row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05)

C rats fed standard diet (AIN-93M) control group, C + TAU rats fed standard diet (AIN-93M) supplemented with 3% taurine, HF rats fed high-fat diet, HF + TAU rats fed high-fat diet supplemented with 3% taurine, NS statistically non-significant difference