Organ                      Cap diet                        Stalk diet                              Control diet              
                                            

Liver                                3.4±0.2                   4.6±0.0                                  5.9±0.2

Kidney                             0.01±0.01               0.01±0.00                              0.5±0.00

Heart                                0.4±0.0                   0.5±0.00                               0.5±0.3

Small intestine                 3.9±0.1                   4.96±0.3                                5.0±0.3


Data are mean± S.D values for triplicates of determinations
Cap group = Basal diet +10% cap of Pleurotus sajor-caju
Stalk group = Basal diet +10% stalk of Pleurotus sajor-caju
Control group = Basal diet + casein
Table 5: Relative Organ weight (g/100g body wt) of rats fed Pleurotus sajor-caju diets.