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EFFECT OF INULIN FROM JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE (Helianthus tuberosus) ON SOME MINERALS AVAILABILITY AND IRON DEFICIENCY IN RATS | ||
| IRAQ JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 0-0 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M. A.M. Alsharafani; F. Al-Nouri | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACT The effects of 5% inulin extract of Jerusalem artichoke (T1) inulin and 5% dried powder of Jerusalem artichoke on iron absorption in anemic mice were studied for three weeks, and compared with a control treatment (Tc). Both T1 and T2 resulted in higher gain weight (4.23 and 5.23 gm) respectively, compared to Tc (1.51gm). In addition, the dry matter absorption DMA percent was significantly higher (97.76% and 97.58%) respectively, for both groups in comparison to the Tc (95.58%). The apparent protein digestibility index was highly and significantly (p<0.01) increased (97.81%) for the T1 group than T2 (91.31%) which was significantly (p<0.01) higher than the Tc (86.29). Other blood constituents were highly and significantly increased (p<0.01) in the T2 group to reach 11.3, 35, 6.24 and 5.45 for Hb(mg/dl), PCV %(mg/dl), RBC (cell/mm3) and WBC (cell/mm3) respectively, in comparison with T1 (11, 34, 6.26 and 3.06)mg/dl respectively. Both treatments were highly and significantly improved (p<0.01) in comparison with the control group (10.33, 32, 5.98 and 2.73) mg/dl, respectively. The percent of iron absorption increased highly and significantly (p<0.01) in the T2 to 91.22% in comparison with T1 87.28% and this was significantly (p<0.01) higher than the Tc 39.06%. While there were no significant (p>0.01) differences in mean corpuscular Hb concentration MCHC T1 and T2, and they were (32.37 and 32.35%) respectively, both were significantly (p<0.01) higher than 32.28% for Tc. The percent of zinc absorption for the 5% extract group (93.29%) was greatly and significantly (p<0.01) higher than the both T2 and Tc, while the percent of zinc absorption for the T2 (91.43%) was greatly and significantly (p<0.01) higher than Tc (65.8%). As for magnesium absorption there were no significant differences among all treatments. | ||
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