Food & Nutrition

Arab Journal of Food & Nutrition
and food transformation index (FTI) between control, CBP and CE treated groups of
normal rats, nor between control, CBP and CE treated rats in the insulin resistant
groups. Differences between groups of normal and insulin resistant rats were also
insignificant (p>0.05). Liver weight, expressed as grams and as grams per 100 g of
body weight, were significantly (p0.05) between controls (10. 1+0.6 and 3.3±0.. respectively), CBP
(10.4±0.3 and 3.4±0.1, respectively) and CE (9.9±0.5 and 3.2±0.1, respectively)
treated rats in the insulin resistant groups.
Fasting serum glucose levels (mg/dl) of CBP and CE treated rats in both normal
(117.3±4.1 and 122.7±4.1, respectively) and insulin resistant (111.2±3.1 and 94.2±5.2,
respectively) groups were significantly (p