Table 5 Concentration of neutral sterols and bile acids in dry faeces

Total NS

21.6 ± 8.1^a

18.3 ± 5.3^b

19.8 ± 6.6^ab

22.8 ± 5.8

22.2 ± 6.3

20.8 ± 5.6

19.8 ± 5.8

18.7 ± 5.0

18.3 ± 5.4

Cholesterol

2.87 ± 1.82

2.56 ± 1.11

2.63 ± 1.67

2.54 ± 1.38

2.76 ± 1.53

2.98 ± 2.19

2.80 ± 2.30

2.19 ± 0.92

3.09 ± 1.62

Coprostanol

16.0 ± 6.5^a

13.4 ± 4.6^b

14.9 ± 5.5^ab

16.8 ± 5.1

16.5 ± 5.7

15.3 ± 5.4

14.3 ± 5.3

14.2 ± 5.0

13.0 ± 5.0

Cholestanol

0.64 ± 0.11

0.64 ± 0.12

0.62 ± 0.15

0.56 ± 0.16

0.60 ± 0.08

0.59 ± 0.07

0.61 ± 0.10

0.61 ± 0.14

0.60 ± 0.12

Coprostanone

1.85 ± 1.32^a

1.38 ± 1.00^b

1.40 ± 0.81^ab

2.49 ± 1.55^a

1.94 ± 1.23^ab

1.57 ± 0.85^b

1.67 ± 0.88

1.31 ± 0.75

1.26 ± 0.62

Cholestanone

0.04 ± 0.06

0.05 ± 0.05

0.05 ± 0.06

0.14 ± 0.03

0.14 ± 0.06

0.13 ± 0.03

0.10 ± 0.03

0.11 ± 0.02

0.11 ± 0.04

Cholestenone

0.24 ± 0.14

0.20 ± 0.11

0.22 ± 0.11

0.30 ± 0.08

0.27 ± 0.07

0.30 ± 0.12

0.26 ± 0.09

0.24 ± 0.07

0.27 ± 0.11

Faecal bile acid concentration [mg/g dry faeces]

BG (n = 26)

WG (n = 24)

SG (n = 25)

Run-in

Blue lupin

Citrus

Run-in

White lupin

Citrus

Run-in

Soya

Citrus

Total BA

6.97 ± 2.72^a

6.03 ± 2.17^a

5.07 ± 1.82^b

6.86 ± 1.86^a

5.45 ± 1.73^b

5.27 ± 1.95^b

6.40 ± 2.39^a

5.33 ± 2.49^b

5.39 ± 2.28^b

Primary BA

0.53 ± 0.27

0.66 ± 0.46

0.51 ± 0.29

0.53 ± 0.34

0.62 ± 0.61

0.42 ± 0.15

0.57 ± 0.28^a

0.44 ± 0.22^b

0.51 ± 0.30^ab

Cholic acid

0.28 ± 0.15

0.35 ± 0.25

0.26 ± 0.15

0.28 ± 0.16

0.36 ± 0.41

0.24 ± 0.13

0.28 ± 0.12^a

0.22 ± 0.11^b

0.26 ± 0.17^ab

Chenodeoxycholic acid

0.26 ± 0.14

0.31 ± 0.23

0.24 ± 0.16

0.25 ± 0.27

0.25 ± 0.22

0.18 ± 0.07

0.30 ± 0.18^a

0.22 ± 0.13^b

0.25 ± 0.14^ab

Secondary BA

6.43 ± 2.68^a

5.36 ± 2.17^b

4.57 ± 1.69^b

6.33 ± 1.77^a

4.83 ± 1.84^b

4.85 ± 1.91^b

5.83 ± 2.26^a

4.89 ± 2.37^ab

4.88 ± 2.23^b

Iso -lithocholic acid

1.15 ± 0.56^a

0.96 ± 0.44^b

0.91 ± 0.48^b

0.99 ± 0.42^a

0.80 ± 0.46^b

0.88 ± 0.51^ab

1.00 ± 0.47

1.02 ± 0.50

0.90 ± 0.55

Lithocholic acid

1.57 ± 0.79^a

1.27 ± 0.69^b

1.06 ± 0.53^c

1.45 ± 0.51^a

1.12 ± 0.36^b

1.03 ± 0.37^b

1.38 ± 0.58^a

1.08 ± 0.51^b

1.07 ± 0.47^b

Iso -deoxycholic acid

1.04 ± 0.65^a

0.91 ± 0.55^ab

0.78 ± 0.42^b

1.10 ± 0.67^a

0.86 ± 0.64^b

0.93 ± 0.74^ab

1.13 ± 0.56

1.12 ± 0.76

1.03 ± 0.66

Deoxycholic acid

2.43 ± 1.30^a

2.03 ± 0.95^a

1.65 ± 0.88^b

2.53 ± 1.03^a

1.89 ± 0.97^b

1.85 ± 0.87^b

2.13 ± 1.12^a

1.51 ± 1.03^b

1.70 ± 1.02^b

12nketodeoxycholic acid

0.23 ± 0.15^a

0.20 ± 0.17^ab

0.17 ± 0.09^b

0.26 ± 0.24^a

0.16 ± 0.06^b

0.16 ± 0.06^b

0.19 ± 0.07

0.16 ± 0.07

0.18 ± 0.09