We investigated the efficacy of fish oils in Portuguese patients with hypertriglyceridaemia and mixed hyperlipidaemia, and the influence of fish consumption on the triglyceride lowering capacity of fish oils. Forty patients participated in this double-blind study, consisting of a 4-week dietary or wash-out baseline period after which patients were randomly assigned to receive either 12 fish oil...

Six growing pigs (30-75 kg) were fed on semi-purified diets containing either 30 g maize oil/kg diet (LFM), 30 g soya-bean oil-tallow mixture (1:1, w/w)/kg diet (LFST) or 160 g soya-bean oil-tallow mixture (1:1, w/w)/kg diet (HFST) without and with the addition of guar gum (40 g/kg diet). Plasma glucose and insulin concentrations following twice daily feeding at 09.00 and 21.00 h were measured,...

This study aims to measure liver collagen fibril diameter in cultured and wild sea breams (Sparus aurata). Cultured sea breams were fed three isonitrogenous diets. The organically produced feed contained sustainable certified fish meal (45%), fish oil (14%), and organic certified wheat; the laboratory feed contained fish meal (45%), fish oil (14%), wheat meal, and soya meal; and the commercial ...

1. The effect of the soya-bean protein isolate and casein, both given 200 g/kg diet for 3-4 weeks, on serum cholesterol was compared in male rats. 2. Soya-bean protein exerted a hypocholesteramic effect only in a cholesterol-free low-fat (10 g maize oil/kg) diet, when the lowering action appeared independent of the strain of the rat or the feeding pattern. The results obtained with diets contai...

Of the 34 fungal species, isolated from a number of oily substrates, 9 exhibited lipase activity. AU 15, identified as Aspergillus sp., was found to be excellent lipase producer in submerged fermentation and was selected for solid-state fermentation (SSF). Among substrates like oil cakes of coconut, groundnut and sesame, wheat rawa, bombay rawa and soya beans (crushed), wheat rawa showed the hi...

Transgenic soya bean (Glycine max) plants overexpressing a seed-specific bacterial phytoene synthase gene from Pantoea ananatis modified to target to plastids accumulated 845 μg β carotene g(-1) dry seed weight with a desirable 12:1 ratio of β to α. The β carotene accumulating seeds exhibited a shift in oil composition increasing oleic acid with a concomitant decrease in linoleic acid and an in...

Abstract—Psyllium gum alone and in combination with sunflower oil was investigated as a possible alternative edible coating for improvement of quality and shelf life of fresh-cut papaya. Different concentrations including 0.5, 1 and 1.5 percent of psyllium gum were used for coating of fresh-cut papaya. In some samples, refined sunflower oil was used as a lipid component to increase the effectiv...