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Title: GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF RATS FED JOJOBA PROTEINS

Author
item FLO, G - KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN
item Abbott Dr, Thomas
item VERMAUT, S - KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN
item VAN BOVEN, M - KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN
item DAENENS, P - KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN
item DECUYPERE, E - KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN
item COKELAERE, M - KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN

Submitted to: Industrial Crops and Products International Conference Proceedings
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/22/1996
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: A water soluble jojoba protein fraction can be separated from jojoba. We tested this protein fraction as a food supplement in rats. During 3 weeks, growing rats were presented a semi-synthetic basal diet with 6% soybean proteins as protein source and supplemented either with 1) 12% of soybean proteins (control:CSB), 2) 12% jojoba proteins (JJP), 3) 12% jojoba proteins dry heated at 100C for 1 h (HJJP), 4) 12% jojoba proteins previously Soxhlet extracted with methanol (MJJP). Daily food intake, body weight and food conversion were measured. At the end of the experiment, the weight of the pancreases and the brown adipose fat pad (BAT) were measured. Trypsin inhibitory Activity (TIA) was measured in all the jojoba protein preparations. JJP and HJJP showed a growth retardation and a worse food conversion. MJJP had a normal growth and food conversion. BAT was hypertrophied in JJP and HJJP but was normal in MJJP. Approximately the same TIA was found in all jojoba protein.