Antioxidant activities of developed natural smoothies and their effects on blood glucose levels and expression of pro-inflammatory genes in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Table 1 The mixing ratio of the smoothies prepared in this study

Sample	Bas (%)	Beetroot extract (%)	Bitter gourd powder (%)
Bas	100	Nil	Nil
Bas_BR	98	2	Nil
Bas_BG	98	Nil	2
Bas_BR_BG	98	1	1

Where
Bas: Smoothie mixture of carrot, cucumber, apple, and coconut extract (coconut milk)
Bas_BR: Bas plus Beetroot
Bas_BG: Bas plus Bitter gourd powder
Bas_BR_BG: Bas plus Beetroot plus Bitter gourd powder
Nil: Nothing added

ISSN: 2661-8974