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Raw and Processed Oat Ingredients Lower Plasma Cholesterol in the Hamster
Author(s) -
YOKOYAMA WALLACE H.,
KNUCKLES BENNY E.,
STAFFORD ALLAN,
INGLETT GEORGE
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1998.tb15820.x
Subject(s) - food science , avena , cholesterol , chemistry , dietary fiber , carbohydrate , hamster , cellulose , ingredient , polysaccharide , fiber , biochemistry , biology , endocrinology , agronomy , organic chemistry
The objective of this study was to determine if Oatrim, a product developed for use as a fat substitute, could also reduce plasma cholesterol due to its soluble dietary fiber content. Diets with soluble fiber contents of 0% (oat hydrolyzate) or 4.2–4.3%β‐glucan from oat or Oatrim were fed to hamsters for 21 days. All oat derived diets reduced serum cholesterol compared to a control diet containing cellulose (p≥0.05). The available carbohydrate produced by the Oatrim process correlated inversely (r 2 0.95) with low density lipoproteincholesterol concentration.