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Table 5 Changes in the PC contents of control rice bran oil and rice bran oil enriched with policosanol (PRBOs) during 6 months of storage

From: Comparison of the policosanol contents in commercial health foods and policosanol stability in enriched rice bran oil

Time (month)

Policosanol content (mg /100 mg)

Control oil

PRBO300

PRBO600

0

30.91 ± 0.19c

60.38 ± 0.31d

97.59 ± 0.62b

1

33.23 ± 0.11a

67.30 ± 0.05a

113.51 ± 3.21a

2

32.93 ± 0.95ab

65.39 ± 1.40b

113.83 ± 3.32a

3

32.83 ± 0.14ab

63.35 ± 0.06c

110.33 ± 1.92a

4

32.15 ± 0.22abc

63.27 ± 1.23c

108.29 ± 3.44a

5

31.60 ± 0.22bc

61.99 ± 0.21cd

106.78 ± 3.52a

6

31.62 ± 0.21bc

60.89 ± 0.61d

106.59 ± 6.30a

  1. Each value represents the mean ± S.D
  2. Values with different superscript letters in the same column are significantly different (P < 0.05)
  3. PRBO300 PRBO600 = rice bran oil enriched with 300 and 600 ppm of policosanol, respectively