Table 1.
Treatment plan for biological study of pumpkin peel, flesh, and seed powders.
| Ingredients | Negative control Normal rats |
Positive control Diabetic rats |
Positive control Diabetic rats fed with peel powder |
Positive control Diabetic rats fed with flesh powder |
Positive control Diabetic rats fed with seed powder |
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| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | |
| Pumpkin peel powder (g) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pumpkin flesh powder (g) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pumpkin seed powder (g) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Casein (g/100 g) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Corn starch (g/100 g) | 50 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 45 | 40 | 35 |
| Sucrose (g/100 g) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Cellulose (g/100 g) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Vitamin mix (g/100 g) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mineral mix (g/100 g) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Corn oil (g/100 g) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |