Purified menhaden oil (PMO) was characterized and microencapsulated. Baby foods containing PMO and microencapsulated purified menhaden oil (MPMO) were evaluated and compared. PMO had higher total omega-3, total saturated, total monounsaturated, DHA, and EPA contents than MPMO. Emulsion containing PMO (EPMO) exhibited viscoelastic characteristic and droplet size of EPMO was around 2e10 mm. The D...

Raised bog pools are extremely nutrient poor and rich in humic substances, and these features limit primary production. To assess the base of the invertebrate food web in bog pools we measured the stable-isotopic signatures of primary producers, dead organic matter, and invertebrates, and the composition and stable-C-isotope ratio of their phospholipid-derived fatty acids (PLFAs). The stableiso...

Food lipids http://www.stu.edu.vn/uploads/documents/ 030509-215944.pdf Some food lipids are obtained from microbes. This book offers a comprehensive account of food lipid chemistry and biotechnology. Antimicrobial lipids on skin http://www.jlr.org/cgi/reprint/49/1/4 This web article describes the surprising finding that a monounsaturated C16 fatty acid is the most effective antimicrobial agent ...

The fructose analogue 2,5-anhydro-D-mannitol (2,5-AM) increases food intake in nondeprived rats. Several lines of evidence indicate that vagal signals arising from the liver are critical for this effect. In addition, 2,5-AM decreases plasma glucose and increases lipolysis, resulting in an increase in plasma free fatty acids and ketone bodies. In these respects 2,5-AM produces a state analogous ...

objective: walnut (juglans regia) is a domestic fruit of iran. walnut kernel (wk) has many beneficial constituents such as unsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants, and vitamin e. scientific studies have shown that fatty acids and vitamin e can modulate learning and memory processes. the aim of the present work was to study effects of walnut consumption by mothers during pregnancy and lactation on...

pennyroyal, an aromatic herb, is considered by food and medicine industries. it grows in different countries and provides various technological and functional properties. essential oils (especially ‘pulegune’) are the effective materials of pennyroyal that causes anti-microbial, anti-oxidant and aromatic properties. these essential oils have significant effects on preventing growth of several s...

The time course for changes in food intake, body weight, plasma glucose and insulin concentrations and HOMA index was monitored over a period of 8 weeks in rats exposed from the 8th week after birth to diets containing either starch or fructose and sunflower oil. In two further groups of rats exposed to the fructose-rich diet part of the sunflower...

Essential fatty acids (EFA), which are primarily generated by phytoplankton, limit growth and reproduction in diverse heterotrophs. The biochemical composition of phytoplankton is well-known to be governed both by phylogeny and environmental conditions. Nutrients, light, salinity, and temperature all affect both phytoplankton growth and fatty acid composition. However, the relative importance o...

Using new nonisotopic and isotopic methods, we showed previously that fatty acid synthesis was markedly stimulated in weight-stable normal volunteers by a very-low-fat formula diet with 10% of energy as fat and 75% as short glucose polymers. In this study, we determined whether fatty acid synthesis was equally stimulated by a very-low-fat solid diet made with foods consumed typically. Four norm...

Stable isotope and fatty acid signatures of biomaterials can provide important information about the dietary niche of animals. Stable isotope and fatty acid signatures differ between aquatic and terrestrial food webs, and therefore can be used to assess the aquatic and terrestrial contributions to the diets of species. We studied faecal samples of three co-occurring bat species with known diffe...