In vivo study of the potential of the carbohydrate-mineral complex from pine nut shells as an ingredient of functional food products

Publication date: Available online 10 May 2019Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary FibreAuthor(s): Olga Babich, Lyubov Dyshlyuk, Svetlana Noskova, Stanislav Sukhikh, Alexander Prosekov, Svetlana Ivanova, Valery PavskyAbstractThe presence of toxicological effects and the effect of increasing endurance from the consumption of processed products of pine nut shells (carbohydrate and mineral complex) have been studied. To study the possible toxicological effects of the carbohydrate-mineral complex in vivo, the effect of feed mixtures with the addition of a carbohydrate-mineral complex (formulation and manufacturing technology developed by us) on the group of laboratory animals has been studied. After 4 weeks of the experimental period, no significant changes in the blood serum of laboratory animals and in the mass of their organs were observed (p > 0.05). When the complex was introduced from the shells of pine nuts, the endurance of laboratory animals was increased 1.6 to 4.6 times in comparison with the initial. The recipes for food products (sour-milk drinks, instant cereals, dry granulated breakfasts) with the products of pine nuts processing was developed. Confirmation of their effectiveness as sports nutrition products on the group of athletes will be the next stage of the study.Graphical abstract
Source: Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre - Category: Food Science Source Type: research