Apple peels and pulp as a source of bioactive compounds and their influence on digestibility and lipid profile in normal and atherogenic rats

Hanna Leontowicz*, Maria Leontowicz, Shela Gorinstein, Olga Martin-Belloso, Simon Trakhtenberg

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Abstract

Golden delicious apples were separated for peels and pulp, dietary fibre content and some bioactive compounds were determined. Rats were fed a semipurified or LSM diet with or without the addition of cholesterol and 5% of apple peels or pulp, feed, and digestibility and lipid profiles in plasma were estimated. Apple peels were a better source of dietary fibre and bioactive compounds that had an influence on its TRAP value than apple pulp. Freeze-dried apple peels and pulp decreased protein digestibility but significantly affected the plasma lipid profile, expressed by a lowering of total cholesterol and LDL-C fraction contents only in rats fed a diet with cholesterol were noted. The high content of biologically active compounds in apples makes it preferable for dietary prevention of atherosclerosis and other diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1434-1436
Number of pages3
JournalMedycyna Weterynaryjna
Volume63
Issue number11 SUPPL.
StatePublished - 2007

Keywords

  • Apple peels and pulp
  • Bioactive compounds

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