a b s t r a c tCarp viscera oil can be obtained by both ensilage and fishmeal processes. This study examined the refinement of carp (Cyprinus carpio) oils obtained by both processes, and compared crude, neutralised, bleached, winterised and deodorised oils' characteristics and lipid profiles. Refined oils obtained by the two processes did not present significant difference (p > 0.05) for Lovibond colour, free fatty acids, and thiobarbituric acid values. The major fatty acids identified in the carp crude, bleached and refined oils were oleic, palmitic, palmitoleic, linoleic and linolenic, constituting approximately 69.6% of the total fatty acids of the oils. The n À 3/n À 6 ratio was approximately 1.05 for refined oil. Therefore, carp viscera refined oil can be considered a rich source of essential fatty acids of the n À 3 and n À 6 series.

This study evaluated the effect of the solid state cultivation (SSC) time of rice bran by Rhizopus oryzae on γ-oryzanol recovery and its antioxidant properties. Gamma-oryzanol was extracted with organic solvents and its extracts were characterized by GC-FID and HPLC-UV. The antioxidant capacity was assessed by DPPH and ABTS assays, β-carotene/linoleic acid system, and reduction of oxidation in lipid system. The biomass showed the γ-oryzanol recovery increased by 51.5% (20.52mg/g), and 5.7% in polyunsaturated fatty acids. The γ-oryzanol major components changing in their profile. The γ-oryzanol extract from biomass (72h) showed the greatest DPPH inhibition (59.0%), while 90.5% inhibition of oxidation of β-carotene/linoleic acid system, and 30% reduction of the indicators of oxidation in olive oil was observed in the one cultivated at 96h, these behaviors were confirmed by PCA analyses. SSC provides an increase in the γ-oryzanol recovery followed by improving of the functional properties of rice bran.

.br *A quem a correspondência deve ser enviada ResumoO objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a disponibilização de nutrientes no farelo de arroz através de um processo de fermentação utilizando Saccharomyces cerevisiae como inóculo, bem como caracterizar os farelos não fermentado e fermentado química e nutricionalmente. Os parâmetros definidos para a fermentação foram 3% de levedura, 30% de umidade e um intervalo de 6 horas a 30 °C. A caracterização físico-química foi realizada segundo AOAC (2000), a digestibilidade in vitro e metionina disponível por método enzimático, cálcio por complexometria, açúcares redutores por espectrofotometria e micotoxinas pelo multimétodo de TANAKA (2001). Observou-se, que os açúcares redutores variaram de 3,4 a 4,8% durante 6 horas de fermentação. Comparando-se o farelo não fermentado com o fermentado, o pH diminuiu de 6,5 para 5,8, a acidez, os minerais e as fibras variaram de 2,1 a 4,7%, de 10,5 a 11,9% e de 9,4 a 9,9%, respectivamente. A digestibilidade in vitro e os teores de lipídios, proteínas e cálcio não variaram significativamente com a fermentação. Palavras-chave: farelo de arroz; fermentação; S. cerevisiae; digestibilidade. AbstractThe objective of this work was to evaluate the availability of nutrients in rice bran through a solid-state fermentation process, using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as the inoculum, and to characterize the fermented and non-fermented bran physicochemically and nutritionally. The parameters defined for the fermentation were 3% yeast, 30% humidity and an interval of 6 hours at 30 °C. The physicochemical characterization was conducted according to an official methodology (AOAC, 2000), the pH and acidity were determined by the Adolfo Lutz Institute (1985) method, in vitro digestibility and available methionine by the enzymatic method, calcium by complexometry, reducing sugars by spectrophotometry and mycotoxins by TANAKA's multimethod (2001). The reducing sugars were found to vary from 3.4 to 4.8% during a 6 hours fermentation period. A comparison of the non-fermented and fermented bran indicated that the pH, available methionine and carbohydrates decreased, respectively, from 6.5 to 5.8, from 4.4 to 4.2 mg.g -1 and from 46.3 to 44.1%, while acidity, ashes and fibers varied from 2.1 to 4.7%, 10.5 to 11.9% and 9.4 to 9.9%, respectively. The in vitro digestibility and lipids, protein and calcium contents did not vary significantly with the fermentation process. Keywords: rice bran; fermentation; S. cerevisiae; digestibility.Efeitos da fermentação nas propriedades físico-químicas e nutricionais do farelo de arroz Effects of fermentation on the physicochemical and nutritional properties of rice branVivian FEDDERN 1 *, Eliana Badiale FURLONG 1 , Leonor Almeida de Souza SOARES 1 IntroduçãoO farelo é obtido a partir do arroz após o seu descascamento, correspondendo a 5-8% do grão. Nele estão presentes fibras, aminoácidos e sais minerais como ferro, fósforo e magnésio, capazes de reduzir o excesso de colesterol do sangue e cálculos renais 21 .Entre seus nutrien...

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This study was aimed at evaluating the effects of Spirulina (Arthrospira) as a protein source in the nutritional