Diet Treatment Group Diet code Diet formulae Basal diet (BD) Negative control 100 g basal diet* High Cholesteroldiet (HC) Positive control 100 g basal diet + 1% cholesterol HC + 5% P. florida powder (PFP) HC-PFP 100 g basal diet + 1% cholesterol + 5% PFP HC + 5% P. florida powder extract (PFE5) HC-PFE5 100 g basal diet + 1% cholesterol + 5% PFE5 HC + 7.5% P. florida powder extract (PFE7.5) HC-PFE7.5 100 g basal diet + 1% cholesterol + 5% PFE7.5

Table 1: Treatment groups and Diet formulations (g/100 g of diet), *Nutrient content of basal diet (g/100 g DM): carbohydrates (35 ± 2.3), Total lipids (19.70 ± 0.28), protein (32.95 ± 2.4), ash (0.02 ± 0.005), and fiber (12.33 ± 1.50).