the consumption of the diets containing fruit fibres significantly reduced levels of serum triglycerides and hepatic cholesterol and contributed to the control of postprandial glycemia, particularly with the treatment with orange bagasse (OB).
the animals fed the OB and passion fruit peel (PFP)
diets showed significantly
lower fasting blood glucose levels
compared with the control animals.
the consumption of the test diets promoted changes in parameters for intestinal health, such as reduced faecal pH and increased faecal moisture.
Dietary fibre from the by-products of fruit processing possess intrinsic mechanisms that synergistically contribute to their nutritional potential, making them promising for human nutrition.