Table 3 Effects of HCHF diet and Syzygium cumini seed powder supplementation on body weight, food and water intake and organ wet weight of rats
Parameters | Control | Control + Syzygium cumini | HCHF | HCHF+ Syzygium cumini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial body weight (g) | 193.93 ± 1.46a | 200.91 ± 3.23a | 194.44 ± 1.33a | 196.64 ± 1.64a |
Final body weight (g) | 220.24 ± 6.05a | 216.64 ± 4.51a | 262.63 ± 5.25b | 225.79 ± 3.19a |
Food intake /d (g) | 15.69 ± 1.48a | 14.10 ± 1.32a | 13.75 ± 1.12b | 10.53 ± 1.21b |
Water intake/ d(g) | 19.53 ± 0.85a | 18.14 ± 1.71a | 15.00 ± 1.00b | 15.76 ± 0.78b |
Energy Intake (kj/day) | 282.8 ± 6.3a | 256.9 ± 3.8a | 382.1 ± 5.1b | 300.8 ± 4.9a |
Liver wet weight (g/100 g of body weight) | 3.09 ± 0.11 | 3.04 ± 0.09 | 2.96 ± 0.04 | 2.70 ± 0.11 |
Kidney wet weight (g/100 g of body weight) | 0.63 ± 0.01 | 0.57 ± 0.20 | 0.61 ± 0.01 | 0.58 ± 0.02 |
Heart wet weight (g/100 g of body weight) | 0.29 ± 0.02 | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 0.32 ± 0.02 | 0.30 ± 0.01 |
LV of heart (g/100 g of body weight) | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 0.20 ± 0.01 | 0.22 ± 0.01 | 0.21 ± 0.01 |
RV of heart (g/100 g of body weight) | 0.03 ± 0.00 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 0.05 ± 0.00 |
Spleen wet weight (g /100 g of body weight) | 0.33 ± 0.03 | 0.36 ± 0.02 | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 0.35 ± 0.02 |
Pancreas (g/100 g of body weight) | 0.31 ± 0.11 | 0.42 ± 0.05 | 0.38 ± 0.20 | 0.34 ± 0.02 |
Fat deposition | ||||
 Paritoneal fat (g/100 g of body weight) | 0.56 ± 0.07a | 0.56 ± 0.10a | 2.42 ± 0.17b | 1.16 ± 0.13b |
 Epididymal fat (g/100 g of body weight) | 0.44 ± 0.05a | 0.71 ± 0.13a | 1.18 ± 0.08b | 0.87 ± 0.11b |
 Mesenteric (g /100 g of body weight) | 0.34 ± 0.08 | 0.43 ± 0.04 | 0.69 ± 0.06 | 0.69 ± 0.07 |