Dietary supplementation of defatted kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) seed meal and its phenolics–saponins rich extract effectively attenuates diet-induced hypercholesterolemia in rats

• Main Authors: Chan, Kim Wei, Ismail, Maznah, Mohd Esa, Norhaizan, Imam, Mustapha Umar, Ooi, Der Jiun, Khong, Nicholas M. H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72290/1/Dietary%20supplementation%20of%20defatted%20kenaf%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72290/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29313544

Kenaf is one of the important commercial fiber crops worldwide and defatted kenaf seed meal (DKSM) is a secondary by-product from the kenaf industry. Thus, efforts to turn this low-cost agricultural waste into value-added functional food ingredients will definitely bring advantageous impacts to the...