Eects of Carrot Fibre on Biochemical Parameters in Mature Mice

MARÍA R. RAMIREZ; JUAN C. YORI; EMANUEL VERÓN; MARCOS ZAPPER

Buenos Aires

Simposio; Reunión Anual de Sociedades de Biociencias 2020; 2020

SAIC, SAI y SAFIS

Carrot is one of the important root vegetables rich in bioactive compounds like dietary fibers having significant health-promoting properties. Large quantities of carrots are annually discarded in different parts of Argentina because they do not meet market standards. Besides the economic loss to the producers, the discard poses an environmental problem. In order to decrease the environmental impact produced by carrot discards and increase the sustainability of this important primary crop. The Group of revaluation of discards (FIQ-UNL-CONICET), developed a process of extraction of by-products of discarded carrots, in particular fibers. It is known that; carrot fiber is a very suitable tissue for food supplementation. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of carrot fibre on weight loss and related biochemical parameters in mature mice. Thirty-two animals were randomly assigned to four groups according to the treatment (standard food or fibre 1.0 g/kg body weight). The experiments were performed in accordance with the principles for animal experimentation. After treatment intervention (90 days), plasma concentrations of total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), triglyceride, and glucose were evaluated using Wiener-kits Diagnostics (Rosario, Argentina). Plasma LDL cholesterol concentration was calculated according to the formula: CHOL−(triglyceride/5 + high-density lipoprotein. Comparisons among groups of data were done using one-way ANOVA followed by the Dunnett Multiple Comparisons test. An associated probability (P value) of