Research Article

Formulation, Process Optimization, and Biochemical Characterization of Cereal-Based Sweet Potato and Mulberry Instant Beverage

Table 2

Proportion of diets for assessing the hypoglycemic effect of optimized CIB.

Experimental groupProportion of dietNumber of animals

ControlRat ration (100%)10
A (diabetic control)Alloxan + rat ration (100%)10
B (standard metformin)Alloxan + rat ration (100%)10
Group C (CIB)
 C1Alloxan + rat ration (50%) + CIB (50%)10
 C2Alloxan + rat ration (40%) + CIB (60%)10
 C3Alloxan + rat ration (30%) + CIB (70%)10

CIB, cereal-based instant beverage; C1 to C3, group C subgroups.