Table 3. Effect of sucrose content diet and alternating feeding on feed, sucrose, zinc, copper, selenium, iron and manganese intake in the examined rats.
| Intake | CG | SBG | AFG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feed intake (g/100 g b.w./8 weeks) | 335 ± 8.5 | 328 ± 13.8 | Σ 330 ± 6.9 |
| 169 ± 7.8 (BF) | |||
| 161 ± 6.5 (MF2) | |||
| Sucrose intake (g/100 g b.w./8 weeks) | 0.0 a | 26.1 ± 1.10 b | 25.8 ± 1.04 b |
| Zinc intake (mg/100 g b.w./8 weeks) | 30.9 ± 0.77 b | 28.3 ± 0.86 a | 28.1 ± 0.67 a |
| Copper intake (mg/100 g b.w./8 weeks) | 6.0 ± 0.15 b | 4.9 ± 0.21 a | 5.3 ± 0.35 a |
| Selenium intake (mg/100 g b.w./8 weeks) | 0.12 ± 0.003 b | 0.11 ± 0.004 a | 0.11 ± 0.003 a |
| Iron intake (mg/100 g b.w./8 weeks) | 67.3 ± 1.68 c | 51.2 ± 1.96 a | 59.4 ± 1.87 b |
| Manganese intake (mg/100 g b.w./8 weeks) | 26.7 ± 0.67 c | 24.9 ± 0.81 b | 21.8 ± 0.78 a |
CG—Control Group, SBG—Sucrose Balanced Group, AFG—Alternately Fed Group
a,b,c -Means marked with different letters in the same line are statistically different, p ≤ 0.05.