The present study aimed to investigate the effect of two levels of carob
powder (10% and 20%) on serum glucose and lipid profile. Forty male
Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups. The First group control
negative group consisted of (10) rats fed on basal diet. The second main group
consisted of (30) rats were injected intraperitoneal with alloxan monohydrate in
single dose (170 mg/Kg) body weight. The second main group was divided into
three subgroups (10 rats each). Subgroup (1); diabetic group was fed on basal
diet only control positive group, Subgroup (2); diabetic group was fed on basal
diet plus 10% carob powder and subgroup (3); diabetic group was fed on basal
diet plus 20% carob powder for six weeks. At the end of the experimental
period, serum samples was collected to measure serum glucose (SG), total
cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoproteins (HDL), lowdensity lipoproteins (LDL) and very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL). The
obtained results revealed that feeding rat's 10% and 20% carob powder
improved serum glucose and lipid profile parameters in the experimental rats.