Initial (Day 0) | Final (Day 21) | t-test | |
Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | ||
Fecal Acetate(μmoles/g fresh stool) | |||
Placebo (Rice milk) | 92.8 ± 6.7 | 96.3 ± 5.9 | 0.3 |
Yoghurt | 106.9 ± 4.5 | 107.0 ± 1.7 | 0.0 |
Synbiotic yoghurt | 78.5 ± 6.9 | 119.4 ± 23.2 | 1.4 |
Sobya | 90.7 ± 4.6 | 115.7 ± 8.5 | 1.9 |
Fecal propionate (μmoles/g fresh stool) | |||
Placebo (Rice milk) | 32.0 ± 3.1 | 33.3 ± 1.8 | 0.3 |
Yoghurt | 34.1 ± 2.5 | 31.8 ± 1.1 | −0.6 |
Synbiotic yoghurt | 25.9 ± 3.8 | 39.0 ± 6.3 | 1.3 |
Sobya | 32.8 ± 2.9 | 41.0 ± 3.2 | 1.3 |
Fecal Isobutyrate(μmoles/g fresh stool) | |||
Placebo (Rice milk) | 7.4 ± 2.6 | 11.0 ± 1.4 | 0.9 |
Yoghurt | 11.1 ± 0.8 | 13.7 ± 3.1 | 0.7 |
Synbiotic yoghurt | 5.8 ± 1.2 | 7.9 ± 2.1 | 0.6 |
Sobya | 7.8 ± 2.9 | 8.7 ± 4.0 | 0.1 |
Fecal Butyrate(μmoles/g fresh stool) | |||
Placebo (Rice milk) | 35.2 ± 5.7 | 38.1 ± 3.1 | 0.3 |
Yoghurt | 43.5 ± 5.0 | 41.9 ± 4.4 | −0.2 |
Synbiotic yoghurt | 31.1 ± 4.0 | 54.3 ± 12.4 | 1.4 |
Sobya | 46.2 ± 3.2 | 61.5 ± 8.4 | 1.3 |
Fecal Isovalerate (μmoles/g fresh stool) | |||
Placebo (Rice milk) | 5.1 ± 2.6 | 8.6 ± 1.4 | 0.9 |
Yoghurt | 8.4 ± 1.2 | 11.7 ± 3.1 | 0.8 |
Synbiotic yoghurt | 4.9 ± 1.6 | 7.8 ± 2.4 | 0.7 |
Sobya | 8.1 ± 3.2 | 9.6 ± 4.7 | 0.2 |
Fecal valerate (μmoles/g fresh stool) | |||
Placebo (Rice milk) | 6.2 ± 1.3 | 7.5 ± 1.3 | 0.5 |
Yoghurt | 6.6 ± 0.3 | 7.5 ± 1.3 | 0.6 |
Synbiotic yoghurt | 4.1 ± 0.4 | 8.2 ± 2.6 | 1.4 |
Sobya | 5.1 ± 1.5 | 6.5 ± 2.9 | 0.3 |
Fecal total SCFA (μmoles/g fresh stool) | |||
Placebo (Rice milk) | 178.5 ± 18.5 | 194.8 ± 9.8 | 0.6 |
Yoghurt | 210.6 ± 12.2 | 213.8 ± 14.0 | 0.1 |
Synbiotic yoghurt | 150.3 ± 12.2 | 236.6 ± 43.8 | 1.5 |
Sobya | 181.4 ± 7.7 | 230.7 ± 26.2 | 1.5 |