Impact of micronized starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L.) fiber concentrate on lipid metabolism in mice.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of micronized insoluble fiber from starfruit bagasse as an ingredient of a functional food (FF) or as micronized insoluble fiber-rich fraction (IFRF) and its effects in vivo on lipids metabolism in a murine model. Experimental animals were divided in four isoproteic (15.8%) treatments differing on the fiber and cholesterol level used. The micronized IFRF particle size ranged from 37.5 to 149 μm. Treatments with added IFRF and those including the FF lowered serum triacylglycerols, total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoproteins (HDL), and low-density lipoproteins (LDL) concentrations (IFRF: 14.2, 25.4, 55.06, and 12.18%, respectively; FF: 30.18, 39.47, 35.11, and 43.18%, respectively). IFRF produced the overall highest serum hypolipidemic effect and prevented the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver. Both the IFRF and the FF exhibited hypolipidemic effects that suggest a potential role of starfruit insoluble fiber as a component of FFs aimed against cardiovascular diseases.
Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtepec , Tuxtepec, Oaxaca , Mexico .
Erasmo
E
Herman-Lara
Laura I
LI
Elvira-Torales
Jesús
J
Rodriguez-Miranda
Juan G
JG
Torruco-Uco
Roselis
R
Carmona-García
Patricia G
PG
Mendoza-García
Hugo S
HS
García
Ida
I
Soto-Rodríguez
Enrique
E
Sánchez-Valdivieso
Cecilia E
CE
Martínez-Sánchez
D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D065826:Averrhoa / Q000737:chemistry*; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D010316:Particle Size
Functional food; lipid metabolism; micronization; starfruit