1992 Volume 45 Issue 1 Pages 49-54
The effects of feeding palatinose and its condeasates (PC) to rats for 13 weeks on the contents of Ca, Mg, P, Fe, Zn, Cu and Mn in various tissues were examined. There were no significant differences in body weight, hematocrit and tissue mineral (Ca, Mg, P and Fe) contents between the control and other groups, except for a sigmificantly higher plasma P content in the PC group. On the other hand, with regard to trace minerals (Zn, Cu and Mn), remarkable changes were observed, especially by the PC intake. These included an increase of Zn concentration in the brain, an increase of Cu concentration in the liver and kidney, an increase of Mn concentration in the brain and tibia, and a decrease of Mn concentration in the liver.
