Table 2

Flow rates of digesta and faeces (g/day)

	Control diet	RS diet	NSP diet	RS+NSP diet
Wet weight
Ileum	1908 (257)^a	1919 (130)^a	2500 (249)^b	2642 (214)^b
Caecum	1517 (158)^a	1649 (168)^a	2080 (114)^ab	2473 (345)^b
Proximal colon	798 (71)^a	813 (46)^a	1067 (127)^ab	1166 (141)^b
Middle colon	622 (19)^a	682 (46)^a	918 (37)^b	1031 (90)^b
Distal colon	530 (20)^a	631 (54)^a	916 (47)^b	1052 (78)^b
Faeces	383 (9)^a	443 (34)^a	664 (41)^b	799 (35)^c

Dry weight
Ileum	355 (19)^a	398 (24)^ab	424 (17)^b	462 (14)^c
Caecum	265 (13)^a	305 (19)^a	393 (16)^b	453 (29)^c
Proximal colon	224 (13)^a	226 (7)^a	292 (29)^b	295 (18)^b
Middle colon	206 (5)^a	222 (14)^a	282 (18)^b	293 (16)^b
Distal colon	198 (4)^a	219 (12)^a	277 (11)^b	296 (11)^b
Faeces	192 (5)^a	197 (8)^a	260 (11)^b	281 (6)^b

Results expressed as mean (SEM), n=6. Values in the same row not sharing the same superscripts are significantly different (p<0.05).
RS, resistant starch; NSP, non-starch polysaccharide.