Objective
Role of diet in diseases and disorders : Use of dose response studies to define the lowest level of intake of n-3 PUFA which exert a positive nutritional effect against biomakers of chronic diseases in humans. These biomarkers include the lowering of plasma triaglycerol, reducing cytokine production and the thrombotic tendancy of blood.
Functional foods : Design a range of microencapsulated n-3 PUFA functional
ingredients with high levels of n-3 PUFA which can be used in a wide range of end products and for a wide range of specific consumer groups.
Nutritional adequacy & bioavailability : Optimise the bioavailability/oxidative stability balance by cooperative effort between process technology development and nutritional bioavailability studies. The technologies evaluated shall include antioxidant stabilisation and microencapsulation.
Tasks : The main tasks involved shall include the following : dose reponse study; sourcing & stabilisation of fish oil; development and use of novel analytical techniques; process development; shelf life optimisation studies; n-3 PUFA bioavailability studies; applications development - explore a number of possible end end use products; the project should be completed in 3 years.
The team : This project is led by a successful Irish Dairy Company who have recently launched a n-3 PUFA
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CSC - Cost-sharing contracts
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Charleville, Co. Cork
Ireland
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Participants (8)
41012 Sevilla
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49610 Quakenbrück
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114 86 Stockholm
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Fermoy Co Cork
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2800 Lyngby
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Cork
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8 Dublin
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BT52 1SA Coleraine
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