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Total sugar intake significantly associated with systolic blood pressure in sma...
Pessoa, Leonor; Viegas, C. l.; Rodrigues, P. O.; Bandarra, N.M.; Bispo, PauloHypertension contributes to 45% of all deaths from heart disease and up to 51% of deaths from strokes. Dietary factors, such as sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) can play a role, but recent studies have also highlighted the importance of sugar intake on blood pressure. Very few studies have evaluated the impact of these factors and their ratio on cardiometabolic biomarkers. This study aims to assess the impact of...
Farming a wild seaweed and changes to its composition, bioactivity, and bioacce...
Cardoso, C.; Almeida, J.; Coelho, I.; Delgado, I.; Gomes, R.; Quintã, R.; Bandarra, N.M.; Afonso, C.The nutritional value, elemental and fatty acid composition as well as key biological activities were determined in a large brown seaweed species (Saccorhiza polyschides, abundant in European shores), taking into account the effects of wild vs farmed and land-based vs open sea Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system dichotomies. The results showed that S. polyschides has significant amounts of releva...
Elemental composition and in vitro bioaccessibility assessment of holothuroids
Sales, S.S.; Lourenço, H.M.; Bandarra, N.M.; Cardoso, C.; Brito, P.; Botelho, M.J.; Gonçalves, S.; Coelho, I.; Delgado, I.; Pessoa, M.F.; Félix, P.M.The elemental composition and bioaccessibility of the wild holothuroids Holothuria arguinensis, Holothuria forskali, and Holothuria mammata was studied. Nutritional and toxicological aspects were evaluated. H. mammata was the richest in Mn, Ni, As, Cd, Pb, and Hg; H. forskali had the highest Cu and I contents, 4.12–4.93 mg/kg dw and 28.02–28.26 mg/kg dw, respectively; and Summer H. arguinensis had high Se conte...
Seasonal variation of chub mackerel (Scomber colias) selenium and vitamin B12 c...
Rego, A.; Coelho, I.; Motta, C.; Cardoso, C.; Gomes-Bispo, A.; Afonso, C.; Prates, J.A.M.; Bandarra, N.M.; Silva, J.A.L.; Castanheira, I.Chub mackerel (Scomber colias), an underutilised fish species, has been identified as an excellent source of selenium and vitamin B12, which may prevent and delay cognitive decline and dementia. Given these nutrients’ contents seasonal variability, a complete monthly sampling, involving a specifically adjusted methodology for the determination of vitamin B12 (LC-MS/MS) and its main vitamers and a sensitive anal...
Nutritional and chemical composition of different life stages of Tribolium cast...
Duarte, S.; Limão, J.; Barros, G.; Bandarra, N.M.; Roseiro, L.C.; Gonçalves, H.; Louro Martins, Luisa; Mourato, Miguel; Carvalho, Maria OtiliaTribolium castaneum can survive in extremely dry environments and be one of the major insect pests of broken and processed grains or other stored dried foods. Additionally, this species has demonstrated resistance to some classes of insecticides. The objective of this work was to evaluate the nutritional and chemical composition of T. castaneum, reared on maize flour, and compare protein, lipids and fatty acids...
Bioactive and nutritional potential of Alaria esculenta and Saccharina latissima
Afonso, C.; Matos, J.; Guarda, I.; Gomes-Bispo, A.; Gomes, R.; Cardoso, C.; Gueifão, S.; Delgado, I.; Coelho, Inês; Castanheira, Isabel; Bandarra, N.M.The brown seaweed species Alaria esculenta and Saccharina latissima are commercial edible resources in Norway. There are knowledge gaps regarding these species. Accordingly, they were characterized and their bioactivity and bioaccessibility evaluated. The fatty acid (FA) analysis revealed anω-3/ω-6 ratio of almost 2 in A. esculenta vs 1 in S. latissima. The FAs 18:4ω-3 (stearidonic acid) and 20:5ω-3 (eicosapent...
Commercial Red Seaweed in Portugal (Gelidium sesquipedale and Pterocladiella ca...
Matos, J.; Gomes, A,; Cardoso, C.; Afonso, c.; Campos, A.M.; Gomes, R.; Falé, P.; Delgado, Inês; coelho, Inês; Castanheira, Isabel; Bandarra, N.M.The red seaweed species Gelidium sesquipedale and Pterocladiella capillacea are commercially explored as one of the main seaweed resources in Portugal. However, they are essentially harvested for extraction of agar, leaving a large biomass share needing an adequate valorization. The two studied red seaweed species were characterized by a large share of saturated fatty acids (SFA) in the vicinity of 60% (of the ...
Supercritical CO2 extraction of Aurantiochytrium sp. biomass for the enhanced r...
Melo, M.M.R. de; Sapatinha, M.; Pinheiro, J.; Lemos, M.F.L.; Bandarra, N.M.; Batista, I.; Paulo, M.C.; Coutinho, J.; Saraiva, J.A.; Portugal, IThe microalgae Aurantiochytrium sp. is a strong alternative source of ω-3 fatty acids, including ocosahexaenoic acid (DHA). This work encompasses the optimization of SFE conditions to maximize the total extraction yield (ηTotal), DHA content (CDHA), total phenolics content (TPC), and antioxidant capacity (AOC) of the extracts produced from Aurantiochytrium sp. biomass. A full factorial experimental plan was per...
Drying process, storage conditions, and time alter the biochemical composition ...
Regal, A.L.; Delgado Alves, Vitor; Gomes, R.; Matos, J.; Bandarra, N.M.; Afonso, C.; Cardoso, C.The Azorean red seaweed Asparagopsis taxiformis may be used in human and animal diets. This seaweed is deemed to reduce the large production of methane—a major greenhouse gas—by ruminant digestion. Seaweed producers, however, have difficulties in ensuring a reliable and similar product throughout all year and in different years. Changes in biochemical composition and bioactivity are caused not only by natural v...
Effect of airflow conditions on growth and simultaneously DHA and squalene prod...
Paulo, M.C.; Coutinho, J.; Saraiva, J.A.; Pinto, C.A.; Amaral, R.; Melo, M.M.R.; Pinheiro, J.; Lemos, M.F.L.; Cardoso, C.; Sapatinha, M.; Bandarra, N.M.There has been a growing trend worldwide in the use of squalene and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), due in part to their recognized health benefits and their range of applications. However, the growth of the industry exploiting these resources has been extremely limited by the scarcity and limitations of raw material, leading to the need to develop more sustainable sources of production. Aurantiochytrium sp. PRA-27...