Effect Of Supplementation Of Plantain Flour With Okara And Detarium Microcarpum Flours As Dietary Fiber Sources On Blood Glucose And Serum Cholesterol

ABSTRACT

Flours were produced from unripe plantain fruit, okara, and Detarium microcarpum and

analysed for selected properties. Plantain flours were supplemented with 5% levels of

Detarium microcarpum and okara flours as dietary fiber sources and the effect on blood

glucose and serum cholesterol levels of albino rats evaluated using bioassay. Plantain flour

showed the highest (p