Table 2. Bodyweight changes, food intakes and food efficiency ratio of rats fed on experimental diets for 8 wk

	A¹⁾	B	C	D	E	F
Bodyweight(g/rat)
Initial	215.01±12.75^a	210.93±19.31^a	212.62±8.63^a	213.72±12.48^a	209.93±8.36^a	209.57±7.50^a
Final	447.61±14.12^b	504.39±35.34^a	485.18±36.28^a	490.91±22.23^a	491.07±27.56^a	473.98±12.69^ab
Wt. gain	232.60±15.15^b	293.46±27.68^a	272.56±29.25^a	277.18±26.91^a	281.14±19.24^a	264.40±8.71^a
Wt. gain rate (%)²⁾	0	23.96	17.59	15.91	19.79	10.56
Wt. lose rate (%)³⁾	19.33	0	5.14	6.50	3.36	10.81
Food intake
Total (g/rat)	1049.14±27.60^a	978.94±51.74^b	902.73±84.89^c	894.20±31.28^c	904.04±66.64^c	849.67±64.87^c
Weekly (g/wk/rat)	130.63±11.34^a	120.79±14.51^b	113.64±16.93^cd	111.37±16.92^cd	113.80±17.55^bc	105.13±16.13^d
FER⁴⁾	22.20±1.85^b	30.09±4.50^a	30.22±2.29^a	31.05±3.53^a	31.17±2.33^a	31.24±2.26^a