Fabrication of Nutraceutical Beverage from Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Extract and Studying Its Health Effects

Table 2

Effects of nutraceutical beverage from saffron with 65 g/500 ml of sucrose (SEBB 1), on alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatinine, uric acid, blood urea, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), high-density lipoproteins (HDL), very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels.

Groups	ALT (U/L)	AST (U/L)	Creatinine (mg/dl)	Uric acid (mg/dl)	Blood urea (mg/dl)	(BUN) (mg/dl)	HDL (mg/dl)	VLDL-C (mg/100ml)	LDL-C (mg/100ml)
G1	^c	^d	^b	^b	^c	^b	^b	^b	^b
G2	^a	^a	^a	^a	^a	^a	^a	^a	^a
G3	^c	^d	^b	^b	^c	^b	^b	^b	^b
G4	^b	^c	^b	^b	^b	^b	^b	^b	^b
G5	^b	^b	^b	^b	^b	^b	^b	^b	^ab

^a,b,cDifferent letters within each column indicate significant differences (), and data are presented as the . G1: control, G2: carbon tetrachloride CCl₄ only; G3: SEBB 1only; G4: SEBB 1+CCl₄; G5: CCl₄+SEBB 1; there were 3 female rats in each group of experiment.