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Nutritional composition, fatty acid profile, phytochemistry and evaluation of the effects of Carya illinoinensis on diabetes
Author(s) -
Santos Lorenna Lino,
De Almeida Pedro Costa Lima,
Rodrigues Carla Aparecida,
De Battisti Luís Felipe Franco,
Costa Lellis Henrique,
Bastos Renan Gomes,
De Oliveira Carla Miguel,
Ferraz Vany Perpétua,
Moraes Ana Lúcia Leite,
Paula Hudsara Aparecida de Almeida,
Paula Fernanda Borges de Araújo,
Silva Marcelo José Dias,
Vilegas Wagner,
Veiga Sandra Maria Oliveira Morais,
Da Silva Amorim Ana Flávia,
Da Silva Geraldo Alves,
Da Silva Marcelo Aparecido
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of food science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1365-2621
pISSN - 0950-5423
DOI - 10.1111/ijfs.14171
Subject(s) - phytochemical , phytochemistry , composition (language) , food science , traditional medicine , biology , botany , chemistry , horticulture , medicine , philosophy , linguistics
Summary The increase in chronic diseases has arisen interest to search for alternative treatments so that people can improve their quality of life. Thus, Carya illinoinensis is the subject of the present work which aims at determining whether it has antidiabetic activity. The plant was collected and its nuts were separated from their peels, dried and grinded and incorporated into the feed, in concentration of 6% and 10%, for the treatment of animals. The centesimal composition of this diet was also determined. From the nut was also obtained the fixed oil, for the profile of fatty acids, and the 70% hydroethanolic extract for the phytochemical analysis. The results have shown that species presents hypoglycaemic effect, high fat composition of unsaturated fatty acids and the presence of some phenolic compounds, directly related to the antidiabetic activity. Therefore, the specie presente benefits that can contribute to the binomial diet/health.