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Effect of Durum Wheat Oil on the Physico-Chemical and Sensory Features of Biscuits

Foods, 2022
Lipids play an important role in defining the overall quality of biscuits, particularly in terms of resistance to oxidation, as well as for their influence on textural and sensorial properties. The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of durum
Francesca Vurro, Marcello Greco Miani, Carmine Summo, Francesco Caponio, Antonella Pasqualone   +4 more
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The Use of Durum Wheat Oil in the Preparation of Focaccia: Effects on the Oxidative Stability and Physical and Sensorial Properties

Foods, 2022
Durum wheat oil is an innovative oil that could be considered the “second life” of durum wheat milling by-products. In this study, we proposed the use of this oil in the reformulation of a traditional Italian greased flat bread, namely focaccia, whose ...
Francesca Vurro, Carmine Summo, Giacomo Squeo, Francesco Caponio, Antonella Pasqualone   +4 more
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Challenges and Opportunities of Nanotechnology as Delivery Platform for Tocotrienols in Cancer Therapy

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
Plant-derived phytonutrients have emerged as health enhancers. Tocotrienols from the vitamin E family gained high attention in recent years due to their multi-targeted biological properties, including lipid-lowering, neuroprotection, anti-inflammatory ...
Geetha Maniam, Geetha Maniam, Chun-Wai Mai, Chun-Wai Mai, Mohd Zulkefeli, Christine Dufès, Doryn Meam-Yee Tan, Doryn Meam-Yee Tan, Ju-Yen Fu   +8 more
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Free and Esterified Tocopherols, Tocotrienols and Other Extractable and Non-Extractable Tocochromanol-Related Molecules: Compendium of Knowledge, Future Perspectives and Recommendations for Chromatographic Techniques, Tools, and Approaches Used for Tocochromanol Determination

Molecules, 2022
Free and esterified (bound) tocopherols, tocotrienols and other tocochromanol-related compounds, often referred to “tocols”, are lipophilic antioxidants of great importance for health.
Paweł Górnaś, Georgijs Baškirovs, Aleksander Siger   +2 more
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Effect of Tocotrienols enriched canola oil on glycemic control and oxidative status in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2015
Background: Tocotrienols have been shown to improve glycemic control and redox balance in an animal study, but their effects on patients with diabetes are unknown.
Mohammadreza Vafa, Neda Haghighat, Nazanin Moslehi, Shahriar Eghtesadi, Iraj Heydari   +4 more
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Tocochromanol Profiles in Chlorella sorokiniana, Nannochloropsis limnetica and Tetraselmis suecica Confirm the Presence of 11′-α-Tocomonoenol in Cultured Microalgae Independently of Species and Origin

Foods, 2022
11′-α-Tocomonoenol (11′-αT1) is structurally related to vitamin E and has been quantified in the microalgae Tetraselmis sp. and Nannochloropsis oceanica.
Alexander Montoya-Arroyo, Katja Lehnert, Alejandra Muñoz-González, Ulrike Schmid-Staiger, Walter Vetter, Jan Frank   +5 more
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Characterization of Powdered Roasted Açaí Seeds (Euterpe oleracea Mart.): Impact on Bioactive Compounds and Nutritional Potential [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
Roasting enhanced the functional potential of açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) seeds, yielding a fiber‐rich powder with relevant minerals and bioactive compounds. Both lipid and aqueous extracts showed high phenolic contents and antioxidant activity, while the lipid fraction provided vitamin E‐active compounds and valuable fatty acids.
da Silva Magalhães R, Pereira G, Fraga S, de Souza P, Sobral D, Morgano M, de Almeida Meirelles A, Maximo G, Batista E, Sampaio K.   +9 more
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Identification of a New Variety of Avocados (Persea americana Mill. CV. Bacon) with High Vitamin E and Impact of Cold Storage on Tocochromanols Composition

Antioxidants, 2020
(1) Background: Tocochromanols are a group of fat-soluble compounds including vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols) and plastochromanol-8, and just one avocado can contain up to 20% of the required vitamin E daily intake.
Celia Vincent, Tania Mesa, Sergi Munne-Bosch   +2 more
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Tocotrienols inhibit lipopolysaccharide-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines in macrophages of female mice

Lipids in Health and Disease, 2010
Background Inflammation has been implicated in cardiovascular disease, and the important role of proteasomes in the development of inflammation and other macrophage functions has been demonstrated.
Morrison David C, Papasian Christopher J, Reis Julia C, Qureshi Asaf A, Qureshi Nilofer   +4 more
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Contribution of Tocols to Food Sensorial Properties, Stability, and Overall Quality

Journal of Food Quality, 2020
This paper reviews the contribution of tocopherols and tocotrienols (tocols) to food quality as well as their bioactivity and health-promoting properties, which have attracted researchers and food technologists.
Amélia Delgado, Said Al-Hamimi, Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan, Maryna De Wit, Alessandra Durazzo, Kar Lin Nyam, Manel Issaoui   +6 more
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