Effects of Dietary Brazilian Palm Oil (Mauritia flexuosa L.) on Cholesterol Profile and Vitamin A and E Status of Rats

Molecules

Jailane de Souza Aquino⁴  Juliana Késsia Barbosa Soares³  Marciane Magnani⁶  Thayza Christina Montenegro Stamford²  Robson de Jesus Mascarenhas⁷  Renata Leite Tavares⁴  Tânia Lྫྷia Montenegro Stamford¹  Emilie Combet⁵ 

[1] Departamento de Nutrição/ CCS, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Campus Recife, s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50670-901 Recife-PE, Brasil; E-Mail:;Departamento de Medicina Tropical/CCS, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Campus Recife, s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50670-901 Recife-PE, Brasil; E-Mail:;Departamento de Nutrição/CES, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Olho d’agua da Bica, s/n, 58175-000 Cuité-PB, Brasil; E-Mail:;Departamento de Nutrição/CCS, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Campus I, s/n. Castelo Branco, 58051-900 João Pessoa-PB, Brasil; E-Mail:;Departamento de Nutrição/CCS, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Campus I, s/n. Castelo Branco, 58051-900 João Pessoa-PB, Brasil; E-Mail;Departamento de Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Campus I, s/n. Castelo Branco, 58051-970 João Pessoa-PB, Brasil; E-Mail:;Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sertão Pernambucano, Campus Petrolina, BR 407, km 08, Jd. São Paulo, 56314-520 Petrolina-PE, Brasil; E-Mail:

关键词: α-tocopherol;    lipids;    refined oil;    retinol;   

DOI  :  10.3390/molecules20059054

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

In vitro studies have been carried out to establish the nutritional differences between crude and refined vegetable oils; however, the impact of the consumption of these foods on metabolism, in particular the effect of buriti oil, needs to be further evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biochemical and murine parameters and the vitamin A and E status in young rats fed with diets supplemented with crude or refined buriti oil. The animals (n = 30) were randomized into three groups receiving diet added of soybean oil (control), crude buriti oil (CBO) and refined buriti oil (RBO) for 28 days. Rats fed with diet added of refined buriti oil (RBO) showed reduced total cholesterol (up to 60.27%), LDL (64.75%), triglycerides (55.47%) and enzyme aspartate transaminase (21.57%) compared to those fed with diet added of crude oil. Serum and hepatic retinol and tocopherol were higher by two to three times in CBO and RBO groups compared to the control group, but no differences were observed for murine parameters. The results indicate that buriti oil is an important source of the antioxidant vitamins A and E, and refined buriti oil is suggested as alternative to improve the lipid profile of healthy rats.

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