Pustaka Ilmiah Universitas Padjadjaran

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The Effect of Kombucha Tea on Blood Cholesterol Level and Hemoglobin Value Of Quails (Cortunix cortunix japonica)

Kombucha has long been known as a traditional medicine which can cure various diseases. Kombucha tea is produced by fermenting sweetened tea using symbiotic growth of fungus and bacteria. The functional properties of kombucha are related to metabolite that has been produced during fermentation process, for example glucoronic. This research aims to determine the effect of kombucha tea on blood cholesterol level, and hemoglobin value of quails. This research used completely randomized design with six treatments of Kombucha tea ( 0,10, 15, 20, 25, 30%), each treatment was replicated four times. All treatments were tested for their ability to decrease the total cholesterol and hemoglobin values. The results indicated that total cholesterol levels significantly declined (P<0.05) in all treatments, yet the hemoglobin value was still in the normal range.