Tempe Consumption Modulates Fecal Secondary Bile Acids, Mucins, Immunoglobulin A, Enzyme Activities, and Cecal Microflor
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Tempe Consumption Modulates Fecal Secondary Bile Acids, Mucins, Immunoglobulin A, Enzyme Activities, and Cecal Microflora and Organic Acids in Rats Zaki Utama & Yukako Okazaki & Hiroyuki Tomotake & Norihisa Kato Published online: 5 May 2013 # Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Abstract The present study investigated the effect of dietary tempe, a fermented soy product, on the colonic environment of rats fed high-fat (HF, 30 % fat; experiment 1) or low-fat (LF, 6 % fat; experiment 2) diets. Growing male rats were fed the experimental diets with or without 25 % tempe for 21 days. Tempe consumption slightly but significantly increased the growth of rats fed both the HF and LF diets (P
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