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Production and bioavailability of calcium and magnesium salts of omega-3 fatty acids

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posted on 2009-04-01, 00:00 authored by J Kralovec, H Ewart, J Wright, L Watson, D Dennis, Colin BarrowColin Barrow
In order to provide an alternative to traditional liquid fish oil gelatin capsules, we developed a solid, powdered form of omega-3 fish oil concentrate by forming calcium- and magnesium-fatty acid salts. These salts were produced using a concentrated fish oil ethyl ester that contained in excess of 60% omega-3 fatty acids. The bioavailability of these omega-3 salts was compared with that of fish oil ethyl ester in mice. Animals were given 8 mg of omega-3 fatty acid ethyl ester concentrate (control), calcium- or magnesium-omega-3 salts daily for three weeks. The omega-3 salt products resulted in omega-3 fatty acid content in serum and red blood cell membranes comparable to that produced by the ethyl ester supplementation. In addition, fecal excretion of omega-3 fatty acids was not increased by the presence of calcium or magnesium. In fact, there was a tendency for less omega-3 fatty acids to be excreted.

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Journal

Journal of functional foods

Volume

1

Issue

2

Pagination

217 - 221

Publisher

Elsevier B.V.

Location

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ISSN

1756-4646

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2009, Elsevier

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