A preliminary approach to mineral intake in the Spanish diet established from analysis of the composition of university canteen menus

Production of Nutritious Flour from Residue Custard Apple (Annona squamosa L.) for the Development of New Products

“…Copper and zinc are essential micronutrients for humans and vital components of various enzymes responsible for cellular metabolism [45]. According to the results, the 100 g portion of CAB flour had 4.0 mg Cu, which was higher than that found for wheat flour (1.51 mg/100 g), rice flour (2.2 mg/100 g), maize flour (0.9 mg/100 g), and papaya peel flour (1.09 mg/100 g) [46,47], while the Zn content in the CAB flour was 8.5 mg/100 g and higher than the Annona crassiflora flour (3.41 mg/100 g), wheat flour (7.59 mg/100 g), papaya peel flour (0.23 mg/100 g), apple pomace flour (0.17 mg/100 g), and orange pomace flour (0.23 mg/100 g), demonstrating to be promising for food formulations [41,42,46,48].…”

Mineral constituents of roasted cashew nuts (Anacardium occidentale L.) from Southeastern Nigeria

“…However, these values are lower than the mean value of 4100±100 mg/kg dm reported for Brazil nuts [18]. The importance of Mg has not only been depicted in its function in the skeleton, but also in muscles and soft tissues, such as a co-factor of many enzymes involved in energy metabolism, protein synthesis, RNA and DNA synthesis, and maintenance of the electrical potential of nerve tissues and cell membranes [26]. The element's dietary deficiency, which is sufficient to induce pathologic changes, is however rare [21].…”

“…Calcium ion is known to be involved in and regulates the permeability and electrical properties of biological membranes. It plays essential roles in neuromuscular function, in many enzyme-mediated processes, blood clotting, and in providing rigidity to the skeleton via phosphate salts [26]. Its non-structural roles require the strict maintenance of ionized calcium concentration in tissue fluids at the expense of the skeleton if necessary, and it is therefore the skeleton which is at risk if the supply of Ca falls short of requirement [21].…”

“…The amount of Na in a diet markedly affects the health and nutrition of the individual. Although Na is necessary to maintain balance in physical fluid systems and is also required for the operation of nerves and muscles, high-sodium diets are linked to a number of health problems including damage of the kidneys and increase in the possibilities of hypertension [26]. Methods of preparation of the nuts prior to the roasting processes could contribute to the high Na content of the investigated samples.…”

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Abstract : This paper presents the results of the determination of Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, and [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]

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