ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The effect of cooked wheat bran on fecal wet and dry weight, fecal nutrients and transit time was investigated in 10 men. The study was divided into three 18-day periods. Five subjects received the experimental diet supplemented with 15g (raw) of AACC wheat bran (B) served in a cooked form during the first period, no bran (NB) in the second, and B in the third. The remaining five subjects received, in order, NB, B, and NB. Fecal wet and dry weight were significantly higher (p 〈 0.05 and p 〈 0.01, respectively) when the subjects received B (172 ± 39 and 43 ± 3 g/day) than when they received NB (143 ± 34 and 36 ± 4). Fecal neutral detergent fiber (NDF) was significantly higher (p 〈 0.05) on B (8.3 ± 2.2 g/day) than on NB (5.1 ± 2.6 g/day). Fecal NDF correlated significantly (P 〈 0.05) with fecal wet and dry weights, and moisture. Bran induced significantly higher (p 〈 0.01) fecal losses of energy, nitrogen and ash, but these losses were too small to be important nutritionally.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1981.tb15334.x
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