Lutein as a functional food ingredient: Stability and bioavailability

Becerra, Mario Ochoa; Contreras, Luis Mojica; Lo, Ming Hsieh; Mateos-Díaz, Juan Carlos; Castillo-Herrera, Gustavo Adolfo

doi:10.1016/j.jff.2019.103771

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“…Lutein is one of the predominant carotenoids found in the new-born brain-about 66-77% of the total carotenoids [15]. These health-promoting effects of lutein ( Figure 1) as well as its potential as a natural food colourant have led to increased investigations on the potential of lutein as a high-value nutraceutical functional food ingredient [16]. However, the health claim related to the cause and effect relationship between the consumption of lutein and maintenance of normal vision has not been approved by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) at the European level.…”

Section: Health Benefits Of Luteinmentioning

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Marine Microalgae for Potential Lutein Production

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Lutein is particularly known to help maintain normal visual function by absorbing and attenuating the blue light that strikes the retina in our eyes. The effect of overexposure to blue light on our eyes due to the excessive use of electronic devices is becoming an issue of modern society due to insufficient dietary lutein consumption through our normal diet. There has, therefore, been an increasing demand for lutein-containing dietary supplements and also in the food industry for lutein supplementation in bakery products, infant formulas, dairy products, carbonated drinks, energy drinks, and juice concentrates. Although synthetic carotenoid dominates the market, there is a need for environmentally sustainable carotenoids including lutein production pathways to match increasing consumer demand for natural alternatives. Currently, marigold flowers are the predominant natural source of lutein. Microalgae can be a competitive sustainable alternative, which have higher growth rates and do not require arable land and/or a growth season. Currently, there is no commercial production of lutein from microalgae, even though astaxanthin and β-carotene are commercially produced from specific microalgal strains. This review discusses the potential microalgae strains for commercial lutein production, appropriate cultivation strategies, and the challenges associated with realising a commercial market share.

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Section: Health Benefits Of Luteinmentioning

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“…There are several microalgae species both from marine and freshwater habitats identified as potential lutein producers. Some of these species could produce up to 5 g of free lutein per kg biomass [16]. Microalgae are considered as important industrial candidates for lutein bioproduction.…”

Section: Microalgae Cultivation For Commercial Lutein Production and mentioning

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“…Carotenoids are the most widespread lipophilic pigment in photosynthetic organisms [11]. These tetraterpene compounds are divided into two groups: carotenes, including α-β-carotenes and lycopene, and xanthophylls, including lutein (LTN) and zeaxanthin [12]. These compounds are light-harvesting pigments in the photosynthesis process and have several biological functions in the live body, mainly due to free radical scavenging capacity [2,11,13].…”

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“…The marketing of carotenoids has seen an increasing annual growth rate (5.7%) and LTN, as one of main commercial carotenoids, has represented 23% of carotenoids marketing with high growth potential [14]. Lutein is an oxygenated derivative of carotenoids as a part of the xanthophyll family [12]. Moreover, LTN is found in several plants and micro-organisms and the main commercial source of LTN is marigold flower, Tagetes sp, followed by microalgae, such as Scenedesmus almeriensis, Tetracysis aplanosporum, and Desmodesmus protuberans [11,15,16].…”

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“…Therefore, under the conditions of fish farming, an artificial diet formula must be considered for carotenoid accessibility because fish do not have the ability to synthesis it and a deficiency of carotenoids affects pigmentation, immunity, and the antioxidant system [23][24][25]. LTN bioavailability is critically affected by its absorption rate [12]. LTN esters require prior de-esterification by intestinal hydrolysis enzymes before being transported in the bloodstream via both low-and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [17].…”

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Synergism of Dietary Co-Supplementation with Lutein and Bile Salts Improved the Growth Performance, Carotenoid Content, Antioxidant Capacity, Lipid Metabolism, and Lipase Activity of the Marbled Spinefoot Rabbitfish, Siganus rivulatus

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El-Beltagi

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A 60-day feeding trial was conducted to assess the effects of dietary supplementation with bile salts (BS), lutein (LTN), and their combination on growth, survival, carotenoid content, and antioxidant status of rabbitfish (Siganus rivulatus) larvae. Fish were fed four isonitrogenous (34.39% protein) and isoenergetic (20.57 kJ/g) diets supplemented with BS (0.15 g kg−1), LTN (0.1 g kg−1), BS+LTN (0.15 and 0.1 g kg−1, respectively), and a non-supplemented control diet. The results revealed that fish fed BS+LTN had the highest significant specific growth rate (4.37% day−1), feed efficiency (46.55%), and survival (97.78%). Lutein supplementation improved whole-body protein content, meanwhile, fish fed a BS-supplemented diet had a higher lipid content. The carotenoid deposition was significantly increased with LTN and BS+LTN in skin, muscle, and whole body compared to the control and BS treatment. All dietary supplementation of BS and LTN showed significant improvement in total antioxidant capacity, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase activities. Additionally, LTN alone or BS+LTN significantly reduced malondialdehyde levels by 5.30 and 29.91%, respectively compared to the control. BS supplementation modulated aminopeptidases activities, triglycerides, cholesterol, and increased the activity of pancreatic lipase. Therefore, it could be inferred that dietary supplementation with LTN in combination with BS could improve the growth performance, carotenoid deposition, antioxidant status, lipid digestion, and metabolism of S. rivulatus.

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Biogenesis of Plant‐Derived Flavor Compounds

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2023

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Lutein as a functional food ingredient: Stability and bioavailability

Cited by 156 publications

References 124 publications

Marine Microalgae for Potential Lutein Production

Marine Microalgae for Potential Lutein Production

Synergism of Dietary Co-Supplementation with Lutein and Bile Salts Improved the Growth Performance, Carotenoid Content, Antioxidant Capacity, Lipid Metabolism, and Lipase Activity of the Marbled Spinefoot Rabbitfish, Siganus rivulatus

Biogenesis of Plant‐Derived Flavor Compounds

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