Abstract:
A feeding trial was conducted in adult albino rats to study the influence on lipid fractions of serum and various body tissues by feeding diets containing sarsoon oil, canola oil and hydrogenated fat.
The results revealed that serum cholesterol decreased in sarsoon (-14.3%) and canola oil (-9.9%) while increased in hydrogenated fat (26.1%) fed rats. Similarly serum triglycerides decreased in sarsoon (-22.6%) and canola oil (-21.3%) while increased in hydrogenated fat fed rats (24.3%). Serum HDL increased in sarsoon oil (19.30%), canola oil (35.00%) and hydrogenated fat (81.20%) fed rats while serum LDL decreased in sarsoon (-20.00%) and canola oil (-16.00%) and increased in hydrogenated fat (15.70%) fed arts. Liver cholesterol showed higher (p<0.05) values in sarsoon oil (426.33+25.03 mg/100 g) fed rats. Rapeseed oils showed lower (p<0.01) carcass triglycerides than hydrogenated fat fed rats. Body weight of rats decreased in sarsoon while increased in canola and hydrogenated fat fed rats.