Effect of soy protein isolate in the diet on retention by the rat of iron from radiolabeled test meals

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · J. Nutr.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6747417

Thompson, D B; Erdman, Jr, J W

The influence of soy protein isolate (SPI) in the diet on whole-body retention of extrinsically radiolabeled iron from test meals containing or not containing SPI was evaluated in marginally iron-deficient weanling rats. In experiment 1 SPI was compared with casein in a 2 X 2 factorial design: diets and test meals were either SPI-based or casein-based. Diets were fed for 13 days prior to the test meal and for 7 days subsequent to the test meal. Rats fed the SPI-based diet retained less iron from test meals than did rats fed the casein-based diet (66.1 vs. 74.8%, P less than 0.01). Experiment 2 showed that an SPI-based diet fed during the final 4 days of a 14-day pre-test meal period and subsequent to the test meal led to less iron retention compared to a casein-based diet. In addition to the observed diet effect, experiment 1 showed that iron retention was less from an SPI-based test meal than from a casein-based test meal, confirming previous reports of adverse effects of SPI on iron retention. The present experiments show that SPI can adversely affect from retention in two ways: by its presence in the diet before and after a test meal, and by its presence in a test meal.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Illinois, Urbana
• OSTI ID: 6747417
• Journal Information: J. Nutr.; (United States), Vol. 114:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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