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Assessment of Lipid Quality in Commercial Omega-3 Supplements Sold in the French Market.

Authors :
Pasini, Federica
Gómez-Caravaca, Ana Maria
Blasco, Thierry
Cvejić, Jelena
Caboni, Maria Fiorenza
Verardo, Vito
Source :
Biomolecules (2218-273X). Oct2022, Vol. 12 Issue 10, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 15p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids is considered a valuable strategy to supply the low intake of these fatty acids. Thus, the safety of the supplements is an important milestone. Because of that, we analyzed 20 unflavored supplements sold in the French market for fatty acid and triglyceride composition, for EPA and DHA, and for tocol content, as well as for oxidative status. This study found that only 2.5% of the supplements did not meet their label claims for omega-3 content. TAG analysis showed high variability among the triglyceride distribution, and the same trend was also noticed for the tocol content; in fact, a high variability of the distribution of the six tocols (four tocopherols and two tocotrienols) was found among the samples. Of the tested products, all of them complied with peroxide value, p-anisidine value, and Totox values established by the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) and were not oxidized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2218273X
Volume :
12
Issue :
10
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Biomolecules (2218-273X)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
159869650
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12101361