Effect argan on murine gut microbiome

Argan press cake (APC) is a by-product of argan oil extraction and is rich in cellulose, proteins, sucrose, phenolic compounds and excessively bitter and acrid triterpenoids. In this study, suspensions of APC and the fermented APC (F-APC) with Lactobacillus plantarum Argan-L2 were fractionated into ethanol precipitates (APC-P, F-APC-P) and solutions. The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) mice were fed 50% w w-1 sucrose with no fibre (NF), 5% of APC-P, or 5% F-APC-P for 14 days.