Dietary group | Control | Puree | Cloudy juice | 0.33% pectin | Clear juice | Pomace | 3.3% pectin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acetate (μmol/g cecal content) | 98.0 ± 26.6 | 94.7 ± 30.0 | 81.5 ± 40.0 | 86.7 ± 39.7 | 79.3 ± 27.8 | 110.9 ± 29.9 | 101.9 ± 36.7 |
Propionate (μmol/g cecal content) | 25.7 ± 5.8 | 24.9 ± 7.4 | 22.2 ± 10.1 | 22.6 ± 10.0 | 21.7 ± 8.7 | 27.2 ± 8.0 | 22.8 ± 6.0 |
Butyrate (μmol/g cecal content) | 14.3 ± 3.7 | 16.5 ± 7.2 | 15.7 ± 10.4 | 15.2 ± 12.5 | 15.2 ± 8.0 | 27.9 ± 12.6** | 20.8 ± 11.8* |
Cecal pH | 7.1 ± 0.1 | 7.1 ± 0.1 | 7.1 ± 0.3 | 7.2 ± 0.3 | 7.2 ± 0.1 | 7.0 ± 0.1 | 7.2 ± 0.4 |
Relative cecum weight (g/kg b.w.) | 7.4 ± 1.5 | 9.2 ± 1.8 | 8.0 ± 1.3 | 7.9 ± 1.5 | 8.7 ± 2.0 | 8.8 ± 1.7 | 8.9 ± 2.2 |
GUS (U/g cecal content) | 5.9 ± 1.8 | 6.4 ± 2.4 | 7.2 ± 3.2 | 7.2 ± 3.4 | 6.5 ± 3.4 | 6.5 ± 2.5 | 7.6 ± 2.7 |
BGL (U/g cecal content) | 5.2 ± 2.2 | 3.9 ± 1.1** | 5.0 ± 2.6 | 5.9 ± 2.5 | 4.4 ± 1.1 | 5.3 ± 1.2 | 5.7 ± 1.9 |