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Abstract Title:

Hypocholesterolemic Effects of Expeller-Pressed and Solvent-Extracted Fruit Seed Oils and Defatted Pomegranate Seed Meals.

Abstract Source:

J Agric Food Chem. 2019 Jun 5 ;67(22):6150-6159. Epub 2019 May 22. PMID: 31117552

Abstract Author(s):

Hui Ean Teh, Wallace H Yokoyama, J Bruce German, Tara H McHugh, Zhongli Pan

Article Affiliation:

Hui Ean Teh

Abstract:

Consumptions of fruit seed oils and meals could potentially improve cardiovascular health by reducing plasma total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL). The study objective was to compare the effectiveness of expeller-pressed and solvent-extracted grape, tomato, pomegranate seed oils, and defatted pomegranate meals in lowering plasma and hepatic cholesterol using hamster models. Hamsters were fed with fruit seed oils (FSO), defatted pomegranate seed meals (PDM), or control diets. After a 3-week feeding period, plasma total triglycerides of treatment diets were significantly lower. FSO also reduced total, very-low-density lipoprotein- (VLDL), and LDL-cholesterols, while PDM only lowered VLDL-cholesterols. Decreases in low-density and high-density lipoproteins (LDL/HDL) ratios were also observed in most treatments. In liver, triglycerides, total, and free cholesterol levels did not vary between control and treatments. There were no significant differences in lipid modulating properties between solvent-extracted and expeller-pressed oils. In conclusion, partial replacements of saturated fat in high-fat diets with tomato, pomegranate, and grape seed oils could effectively reduce plasma triglyceride levels and improve HDL/LDL ratios.

Study Type : Animal Study

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