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Physiological effects of dietary fibre of some Indian foods in rats

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Physiological effects of feeding ragi, cowpea, brinjal, guava and fractions of ragi and cowpea were studied in rats. All the materials except ragi starch increased faecal weight with a concomitant decrease in the transit time (TT). The cotyledon portion of cowpea was more effective in decreasing TT than the testa portion. Whole cowpea and brinjal brought about changes in the caecal volume and content. Digestibility of fibre from the test materials showed a wide variation.

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  1. Biochemistry and Applied Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore-13

    G. Saraswathi, O. E. Sundaravalli & Kantha S. Shurpalekar

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Saraswathi, G., Sundaravalli, O.E. & Shurpalekar, K.S. Physiological effects of dietary fibre of some Indian foods in rats. Plant Food Hum Nutr 33, 243–249 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01094749

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