Table 3. Concentrations (μmol/g) of SCFA in Cecum of Mice.
HFD | LFD | MIX | XOS | |
---|---|---|---|---|
acetic | 35.5 ± 5.4b | 34.2 ± 7.5b | 47.7 ± 17.5ab | 52.7 ± 16.9a |
propionic | 5.3 ± 0.9b | 6.0 ± 1.3b | 9.6 ± 2.8a | 9.3 ± 1.9a |
iso-butyric | 0.8 ± 0.1a | 0.8 ± 0.2a | 0.8 ± 0.2a | 0.7 ± 0.2a |
butyric | 5.0 ± 1.2bc | 3.9 ± 1.3c | 7.7 ± 4.1b | 11.9 ± 5.2a |
iso-valeric | 0.9 ± 0.1a | 0.8 ± 0.1a | 1.0 ± 0.3a | 0.9 ± 0.2a |
valeric | 1.0 ± 0.2a | 0.8 ± 0.2b | 0.9 ± 0.1ab | 1.0 ± 0.2a |
caproic | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a |
heptanoic | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a |
total | 48.6 ± 6.7 | 46.5 ± 9.4 | 67.8 ± 19.9 | 76.6 ± 22.0 |
Values are means ± SEM, n = 10. Mean values in the same row with unlike superscript letters are significantly different. P < 0.05. 0.0 is less than 0.03 μmol/g.