NUTRITIONAL STUDIES ON DRIED FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS CONTAINING N-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS

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

Fields of science

• agricultural sciences › animal and dairy science › dairy
• natural sciences › biological sciences › biochemistry › biomolecules › lipids
• medical and health sciences › health sciences › nutrition

Programme(s)

• FP4-FAIR - Specific research, technological development and demonstration programme in the field of agriculture and fisheries (including agro-industry, food technologies, forestry, aquaculture and rural development), 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 3.2.2 - Functional foods

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

GOLDEN VALE PLC.

Address

Kilmallock Road
Charleville, Co. Cork
Ireland

Participants (8)

C.S.I.C.

Spain

Address

Av. Padre Garcia Tejero, 4
41012 Sevilla

DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FÜR LEBENSMITTELTECHNIK E.V.

Germany

Address

Professor-von-klitzing-str., 7
49610 Quakenbrück

INSTITUTE FOR SURFACE CHEMISTRY

Sweden

Address

Drottning Kristinas Vag, 45 - P.o. Box 5607
114 86 Stockholm

TEAGASC

Ireland

Address

Moorepark
Fermoy Co Cork

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK - DANISH INSTITUTE FOR FISHERIES RESEARCH

Denmark

Address

Dtu - Bygning 221
2800 Lyngby

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK

Ireland

Address

Western Road
Cork

UNIVERSITY OF DUBLIN - TRINITY COLLEGE

Ireland

Address

Trinity Health Sciences Centre - St. James Hospital
8 Dublin

University of Ulster

United Kingdom

Address

Cromore Road
BT52 1SA Coleraine