Diet and faeces energy content, and absolute and relative absorption
| Carbohydrate | Protein | Fat | Sum | Bomb calorimetry | |
| No colon, LCT | |||||
| Diet (MJ/day) | 2.705 (0.541) | 2.819 (0.569) | 5.166 (0.980) | 10.689 (1.904) | 10.802 (1.868) |
| Faeces (MJ/day) | 0.801 (0.385) | 1.076 (0.702) | 3.404 (1.721) | 5.282 (2.623) | 5.983 (3.122) |
| Absorption (MJ/day) | 1.903 (0.420) | 1.743 (0.557) | 1.761 (1.125) | 5.407 (1.478) | 4.819 (1.912) |
| Absorption (%) | 71 (10) | 63 (20) | 37 (26) | 53 (18) | 47 (23) |
| No colon, LCT + MCT | |||||
| Diet (MJ/day) | 2.701 (0.582) | 2.704 (0.639) | 6.079 (1.070) | 11.484 (2.123) | 11.306 (2.237) |
| Faeces (MJ/day) | 1.049 (0.633) | 1.404 (0.804) | 3.419 (1.834) | 5.872 (3.212) | 6.094 (3.246) |
| Absorption (MJ/day) | 1.652 (0.510) | 1.300 (0.438) | 2.660 (1.220) | 5.612 (1.837) | 5.212 (1.556) |
| Absorption (%) | 63 (17) | 51 (20) | 46 (24) | 51 (20) | 49 (19) |
| Difference (LCT + MCT) − LCT | |||||
| Δ Absorption (MJ/day) | −0.252 (0.279)* | −0.443 (0.366)* | 0.899 (0.748)** | 0.205 (0.998) | 0.393 (1.384) |
| Δ Absorption (%) | −8 (8)* | −13 (12)* | 9 (12)* | −1 (8) | 2 (11) |
| Colon, LCT | |||||
| Diet (MJ/day) | 2.390 (0.402) | 2.685 (0.410) | 4.542 (0.658) | 9.617 (1.385) | 9.636 (1.615) |
| Faeces (MJ/day) | 0.335 (92) | 0.851 (0.290) | 3.500 (0.768) | 4.685 (0.871) | 5.139 (0.969) |
| Absorption (MJ/day) | 2.055 (0.375) | 1.834 (0.530) | 1.042 (0.469) | 4.931 (1.087) | 4.496 (1.298) |
| Absorption (%) | 86 (4) | 67 (14) | 23 (10) | 51 (7) | 46 (9) |
| Colon, LCT + MCT | |||||
| Diet (MJ/day) | 2.462 (0.349) | 2.493 (0.628) | 5.451 (0.700) | 10.406 (1.551) | 10.025 (1.825) |
| Faeces (MJ/day) | 0.368 (0.141) | 1.003 (0.488) | 2.329 (0.926) | 3.701 (1.286) | 4.220 (1.286) |
| Absorption (MJ/day) | 2.094 (0.328) | 1.490 (0.793) | 3.121 (0.779) | 6.705 (1.624) | 5.805 (1.566) |
| Absorption (%) | 85 (6) | 58 (25) | 58 (15) | 64 (13) | 58 (11) |
| Difference, (LCT + MCT) − LCT | |||||
| Δ Absorption (MJ/day) | 0.039 (0.330) | −0.344 (0.471) | 2.079 (0.890)*** | 1.774 (1.559)*** | 1.308 (1.346)* |
| Δ Absorption (%) | −1 (6) | −10 (17) | 34 (16)*** | 13 (13)* | 12 (13)* |
Values are mean (SD).
Sum is carbohydrate + protein + fat.
(LCT + MCT) − LCT, Student’s t test: * p<0.05,**p<0.01, ***p<0.001.