<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>An important role in human nutrition is played by fats, both of plant and animal origin. Fats are a category of foods rich in liposoluble vitamins and fatty acids. They are widely used in nutrition, in cosmetics, in the content of creams as well as in pharmaceutical products, in the form of dietary supplements, such as capsules with oils rich in fatty acids and the addition of liposoluble vitamins. The objective of this paper was to study the content in vitamins and fatty oils of two vegetable oils (wheat germ and sea buckthorn oils) and an animal oil (fish oil). The results show that these oils are rich in liposoluble vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids. Hence, these oils can be used successfully in daily nutrition as substitutes for synthetic vitamins.</p></abstract>

An important role in human nutrition is played by fats, both of plant and animal origin. Fats are a category of foods rich in liposoluble vitamins and fatty acids. They are widely used in nutrition, in cosmetics, in the content of creams as well as in pharmaceutical products, in the form of dietary supplements, such as capsules with oils rich in fatty acids and the addition of liposoluble vitamins. The objective of this paper was to study the content in vitamins and fatty oils of two vegetable oils (wheat germ and sea buckthorn oils) and an animal oil (fish oil). The results show that these oils are rich in liposoluble vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids and omega-6 fatty acids. Hence, these oils can be used successfully in daily nutrition as substitutes for synthetic vitamins.

Comparative Study of Liposoluble Vitamins and Fatty Acids from Sea Buckthorn Oil, Wheat Germ Oil and Fish Oil

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Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Series E: Food Technology

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An important role in human nutrition is played by fats, both of plant and animal origin. Fats are a category of foods rich in liposoluble vitamins and fatty...

Comparative Study of Liposoluble Vitamins and Fatty Acids from Sea Buckthorn Oil, Wheat Germ Oil and Fish Oil

Published Online: Jan 03, 2019

Page range: 85 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucft-2018-0016

Keywords
wheat germ oil, sea buckthorn oil, fish oil, lipid-soluble vitamins, fatty acids, nutrition

© 2018 Isabela Crăciun, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Comparative Study of Liposoluble Vitamins and Fatty Acids from Sea Buckthorn Oil, Wheat Germ Oil and Fish Oil

Published Online: Jan 03, 2019

Page range: 85 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucft-2018-0016

Keywordswheat germ oil, sea buckthorn oil, fish oil, lipid-soluble vitamins, fatty acids, nutrition

© 2018 Isabela Crăciun, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
wheat germ oil, sea buckthorn oil, fish oil, lipid-soluble vitamins, fatty acids, nutrition