title: Carbohydrates digestibility and faecal nitrogen excretion in rats fed raw or germinated faba bean (Vicia faba)- and chickpea (Cicer arietinum)-based diets.
abstract: Raw or germinated faba bean (Vicia faba minor var. Alameda) and chickpea (Cicer arietinum kabuli var. Athenas) seed meals were incorporated in essential amino acid-supplemented and energy-equalized diets for growing (65 (SD 1) g) male Wistar rats as the only sources of dietary protein. A lactalbumin-based diet was used as the control. Faecal dry weight and N excretion of animals fed legume-containing diets were greater (P<0.01) and DM digestibility lower (P<0.01) than controls. Apparent faecal digestibilities of amino acids were found to be not different or lower (P<0.01) than controls in rats fed diets containing legume seeds, either germinated or not. Total diaminopimelic acid (DAPA) and purine bases excretion were significantly (P<0.01) higher than controls in rats fed both legume seed meals. Faecal bacterial N calculated according to DAPA or purine bases values was similar and significantly higher (P<0.01) than controls in rats fed legume seed meals. Bacterial N accounted for 50 to 80 % of total faecal N in rats fed legume diets. Apparent faecal N digestibility values (53-65 %) of rats fed legume-based diets were lower (P<0.01) than controls, but became substantially higher (85-92 %) when calculated taking into account bacterial N values. Faecal NSP digestibility values for legume diets were 40-57 g/100 g ingested. Germination decreased starch faecal excretion (P<0.05) and increased (P<0.05) faecal starch and NSP digestibilities of faba bean seeds.
authors.affiliation: Estación Experimental del Zaidín, Unidad de Nutrición, Profesor Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, Spain. luis.rubio@eez.csic.es
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rubio
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D029863:Cicer; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D004063:Digestion / Q000502:physiology; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013213:Starch / Q000378:metabolism; D031307:Vicia faba
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D013213:Starch; D009584:Nitrogen