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Freeze Drying Optimization of Canola Oil with Phytosterols Using Alginate and Maltodextrin
African palm oil (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is an oil that contains phytosterols, which are rich antioxidants that are capable of decreasing the intestinal absorption of cholesterol in the human body.
Isis Guerrero +7 more
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Preliminary qualitative screening for cancer chemopreventive agents in Telfairia occidentalis Hook.f., Gnetum africanum Welw., Gongronema latifolium Benth. and Ocimum gratissimum L. from Nigeria [PDF]
The leaves of four plant foods commonly consumed in Nigeria namely Gnetum africanum (Igbo name: Ukazi), Gongronema latifolium (Igbo name: Utazi), Telfairia occidentalis (Igbo name: Ugu), Ocimum gratissimum (Igbo name: Nchoanwu), were each screened for ...
Iweala, E. E. J.
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Effect of organically and conventionally produced diets on jejunal gene expression in chickens [PDF]
Using a nutrigenomics approach we studied the response of second-generation chickens at a transcriptional level to organically grown feed ingredients compared with conventionally grown feed ingredients.
Greeff, A., de +5 more
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Phytosterols are important micronutrients in human diets. Evidence has shown that phytosterols play an essential role in the reduction of cholesterol in blood and therefore decrease cardiovascular morbidity.
Ruinan Yang +10 more
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Evaluation of Phytosterols in Milk and Yogurts Used as Functional Foods in Portu [PDF]
The early development of cardiovascular diseases, one of the major death causes in Europe, is clearly associated with high plasmatic cholesterol levels. However, it is demonstrated that the ingestion of phytosterols enriched milk and yogurts could reduce
Castilho, M. Conceição +4 more
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Oat and lipolysis: food matrix effect [PDF]
Oat is rich in a wide range of phytochemicals with various physico-chemical, colloidal and interfacial properties. These characteristics are likely to influence human lipid metabolism and the subsequent effect on health following oat consumption. The aim
Garcia-Llatas, Guadalupe +4 more
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Phytosterol determination in lipid emulsions for parenteral nutrition [PDF]
Objective: The presence of phytosterols in vegetal lipid emulsions has been associated with alterations of liver function tests. Determination of phytosterols content, currently undeclared, would allow the development of strategies to prevent or treat
Josep M. Llop Talaverón +5 more
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The objective of this study was to measure the effects on serum lipids and plasma phytosterols of 6.6 g/day phytosterols from three foods (bread, breakfast cereal, and spread) consumed for 12 weeks compared with a diet that was not enriched with ...
Peter M. Clifton +5 more
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Phytosterol-Deficient and High-Phytosterol Diets Developed for Controlled Feeding Studies [PDF]
Phytosterols reduce cholesterol absorption and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations, but the quantity and physiological significance of phytosterols in common diets are generally unknown because nutrient databases do not contain comprehensive phytosterol data. The primary aim of this study was to design prototype phytosterol-deficient and
Susan B, Racette +5 more
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The analysis of quantitative and qualitative composition of phytosterols and tocopherols in samples of distillation cuts of sunflower oils obtained as secondary products of physical refining has been carried out.
E. O. Gerasimenko +4 more
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