Abstract
In the present study we investigated the effects of palatinose and its condensates (PC) on mineral concentrations in various tissues of rats. Thirty Wistar rats were divided equally into 5 groups and given the following diets and double-distilled water ad libitum for 8 weeks: 30% sucrose (control), 30% palatinose, 10% PC, 20% PC, 30% PC. Body weight of the 30% PC group was significantly lower than that of the control. There were no significant differences in mineral concentrations (Ca, Mg and P) in tissues between the control and other groups, except for the plasma P concentration in the 30% PC group, which was significantly higher than that of the control. These results suggest that no remarkable change in tissue mineral concentrations is induced in rats by palatinose or PC.
