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Objective:To determine the antihypercholesterolemic effects of kenaf seed samples and compare with the commercial hypocholesterolemic drug on serum lipids profiles and malondialdehyde (MDA) level in the rat.Methods:Kenaf seed oil(KSO), microencapsulated kenaf seed oil(MKSO), kenaf seed extract(KSE) and defatted kenaf seed meal(DKSM) were prepared and phytochemicals screening on these samples were done prior in vivostudy.Phenolic compounds inKSE were quantified using high performance liquid chromatography.There were40(divided in eight diet groups of5) maleSprague dawley rats adapted to normal standard diet or hypercholesterolemic diet(HD) with or without the treatment of these kenaf samples for32 days.Results:All the kenaf samples exhibited to contain most of the major phytochemicals.KSE possessed gallic acid, tannic acid, catechin, benzaldehyde, benzoic acid, syringic acid, sinapic acid, ferulic acid, naringin acid, and protocatechuic acid.The significant higher(P<0.05) serum total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol andMDA levels inHD group without treatment than the normal control group suggested the hypercholesterolemia was induced by the incorporation of cholesterol into diet.KSE exhibited higher cholesterol-lowering properties due to the significant lower(P<0.05) in serum triglycerides, total cholesterol andMDA levels.KSE showed the highest efficiency of cholesterol-lowering activity, followed byKSO,MKSO andDKSM.Conclusions:DKSM,MKSO, KSO andKSE appeared to have comparable anti-hypercholesterolemic effect with the commercial hypocholesterolemic drug.Hence, kenaf seed could be used as an altative natural source to replace the synthetic hypocholesterolemic drugs.