title: Intake of cookies made with buriti oil (Mauritia flexuosa) improves vitamin A status and lipid profiles in young rats.
abstract: The oil extracted from Mauritia flexuosa (buriti) is rich in vitamin A, tocopherols and unsaturated fatty acids. This study evaluated the retinol status, blood glucose levels, lipid profiles, food efficiency rates (FERs), food conversion rates (FCRs) and murine anthropometric parameters of Wistar rats fed cookies made with buriti oil (BOC). The content of β-carotene and monounsaturated fatty acids in the cookies was enhanced (p < 0.05) using buriti oil. Rats fed BOC showed an increase (p < 0.05) in serum and hepatic retinol levels compared to rats fed cookies made with soy oil (SOC - control). Rats fed BOC showed lower (p < 0.05) total and LDL cholesterol than the control; however, no changes in blood glucose levels or murine anthropometric parameters were observed. Serum retinol contents showed a strong correlation (r > 0.8) with hepatic retinol, and both groups of rats showed moderate correlations (r > 0.6 < 0.5) with FERs, FCRs and weight gain. Taken together, these results indicated that buriti is an alternative to increase vitamin A in baked goods, particularly in cookies. Intake of BOC improves lipid profiles and retinol status without affecting blood glucose in young rats.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nutrição/CCS, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Campus I, s/n, Castelo Branco, 58051-900, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jailane de Souza
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Aquino
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nutrição/CCS, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Campus I, s/n, Castelo Branco, 58051-900, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Helena de Araújo
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nutrição/CCS, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Campus Recife, s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Débora Catarine Nepomuceno de Pontes
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Pessoa
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nutrição/CES, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Olho d'agua da Bica, s/n, 58175-000, Cuité-PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Juliana Késsia Barbosa
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Tecnologia de Alimentos/CTDR, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Campus V, Avenida dos Escoteiros, s/no, Mangabeira VII, Distrito Industrial de Mangabeira, CEP 58055-000, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: João Paulo de Sousa
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Prado
authors.affiliation: Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sertão Pernambucano, Campus Petrolina, BR 407, km 08, Jd, São Paulo, 56314-520, Petrolina, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Robson de Jesus
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mascarenhas
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Campus I, s/n, Castelo Branco, 58051-970, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil. magnani2@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marciane
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nutrição/CCS, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Campus Recife, s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50670-901, Recife, PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Tânia Lúcia Montenegro
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Stamford
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000737:chemistry*; D004032:Diet; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D010938:Plant Oils; C548591:buriti oil; D014801:Vitamin A; D002338:Carotenoids