Development of Health Foods from Oilseed Cakes

Four health foods were prepared using copra cake, sesame cake, dried mature coconut kernel without the testa, flattened rice flakes, sugar, coconut water solids, rice bran oil and sesame oil.

The nutritional composition of raw materials and health foods were evaluated for various parameters such as moisture, ash, soluble and insoluble fiber (crude fiber), protein, carbohydrates, fats, fatty acid composition, oryzanol, lignans and minerals (sodium, potassium, calcium, iron and zinc).

These health foods were also evaluated for sensory acceptance. The health foods had moisture content 2.2% to 3.9%, fat 2.0% to 35.0%, ash 2.1% to 6.2%, protein 9.2% to 12.2%, carbohydrates 42.85% to 83.7%, and crude fiber 2.95% to 6.4%. Among minerals, potassium content was in the range of 39-120.6 mg/100 g, sodium 9.95-49.6 mg/100 g, calcium 7.8-219.6 mg/100 g, iron 3.1-22.0 mg/100 g and zinc 1.9-6.4 mg/100 g. Fatty acid profile was designed to include medium chain, long chain saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids.

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Apoptosis Comparison Effects Between Synthetic and Natural Β-Carotene from Dunaliella salina on MDA-MB-231Brest Cancer Cells

Dunaliella salina is genus most important species for β-carotene production. Several investigations have demonstrated that D. salina produces more than 10% of its dry mass. β-carotene is an important pro-vitamin A source and can also act as a lipid radical scavenger and as a singlet oxygen quencher.

Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) has been related with cancer, for this reason synthetic and natural β-carotene has been used for prevention and treatment of the disease. Synthetic β-carotene is cheaper than natural molecule but only contains all-trans-β-carotene (ATβC), while 9-cis-β-carotene (9CβC) and ATβC are both produce by D. salina.

Meta-analysis of controlled trials using high levels of synthetic β-carotene supplementation in smoker’s individuals, mention that instead to prevent and control lung cancer, treatment increases risk and percentage of positive cases. Results obtained in cancer cell lines and animal models using β-carotene from Dunaliella, prevented and controlled diseases proliferation. In this work, effects of synthetic and natural β-carotene from D.

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