Effect of Sunflower Wax Supplemented diet on Lipid Profiles in Albino Rats

Sindhu Kanya, T. C. and Lokesh, B. R. and Shamanthaka, Sastry (2008) Effect of Sunflower Wax Supplemented diet on Lipid Profiles in Albino Rats. Journal of Food Biochemistry, 32. pp. 60-71.

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Abstract

Unrefined sunflower oil contains wax to an extent of up to 1%. The effect of feeding sunflower wax at 0.1, 0.5, and 1% levels on the growth, serum and liver lipid profiles was investigated in experimental rats.Weanling male albino rats were fed American Institute of Nutrition-76 diet containing 0.0 (control), 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0% sunflower wax for 8 weeks. The food consumption of rats fed on sunflower wax-containing diets was same as that of controls. The sunflower wax in the diet had no effect on growth or organ weights of rats. There were no differences in hematological parameters in animals fed wax-containing diets compared to control animals. Histological observations of liver and aorta showed no abnormalities. However, serum lipid analyses showed reductions in total cholesterol by 21 and 22% in rats fed on 0.5 and 1.0% wax, respectively, compared with that of rats fed control diets. There were marginal reductions in liver cholesterol and phospholipid contents of rats given waxcontaining diets.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sunflower wax lipid profiles
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 04 Chemistry and Allied Sciences > 22 Lipid Chemistry 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 19 Lipids-oils/fats > Sunflower Seed
Divisions:	Lipid Science and Traditional Foods Protein Chemistry and Technology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	09 Aug 2008 07:14
Last Modified:	03 Jul 2015 12:06
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/8674

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