Consumption of an Oil Palm Fruit Extract Promotes Large Bowel Health in Rats

Oil palm fruit is widely used for edible oils, but the health benefits of other components are relatively unknown. We examined if consuming a polyphenol-rich extract of the fruit, from a vegetation by-product of oil processing, which also contains fibre, has gastro-intestinal benefits in rats on a W...

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Main Authors: Michael A Conlon, Ravigadevi Sambanthamurthi, Yew Ai Tan, Kalyana Sundram, Syed Fairus, Mahinda Y Abeywardena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/3/644