Authors: JyhJye Wang TzuMing Pan MengJyh Shieh ChunChen Hsu
Publish Date: 2005/11/17
Volume: 71, Issue: 6, Pages: 812-818
Abstract
Monacolin K is a secondary metabolite produced by Monascus species It was found that it is able to decrease cholesterol levels In this study red mold rice RMR was added to the diet of Arbor Acres broiler chickens and the cholesterol level in meat as well as the concentration of triglyceride the highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol HDLC and the lowdensity lipoprotein cholesterol LDLC in the serum were evaluated Fourweekold broilers are studied and divided into four groups in that each group contains 15 subjects A 3week experimental feeding trial was conducted in which three groups of broilers were fed 20 50 and 80 of RMR RMR groups within their diet respectively and the result was compared to the control group The results indicated that for each RMR group the cholesterol content was significantly lower than that of the control group in addition their meat products contain higher level of unsaturated fatty acids Triglyceride and cholesterol concentration in serum was also found to be considerably lower in RMR groups when compared to control group Finally in RMR groups HDLC/LDLC and HDLC/cholesterol ratios were all higher than those of the control group In short the results demonstrated that the cholesterol levels could be lowered by adding RMR to the diet of chickens
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