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Nutritional quality and functional lipids in the free-range egg yolks of Brazilian family farmers / Calidad alimenticia y lípidos funcionales en las yemas de gallina del campo de agricultores de familias Brasileñas
Melo, Jair; Ferreira, Fernanda; Silva, Tatiana Labre da; Nascimento, Kamila; Oliveira, Vanessa de; Barbosa Junior, Jose Lucena; Barbosa, Maria Ivone Martins Jacintho; Saldanha, Tatiana.
  • Melo, Jair; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Technology. Department of Food Technology. Seropédica. BR
  • Ferreira, Fernanda; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Technology. Department of Food Technology. Seropédica. BR
  • Silva, Tatiana Labre da; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Technology. Department of Food Technology. Seropédica. BR
  • Nascimento, Kamila; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Technology. Department of Food Technology. Seropédica. BR
  • Oliveira, Vanessa de; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Technology. Department of Food Technology. Seropédica. BR
  • Barbosa Junior, Jose Lucena; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Technology. Department of Food Technology. Seropédica. BR
  • Barbosa, Maria Ivone Martins Jacintho; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Technology. Department of Food Technology. Seropédica. BR
  • Saldanha, Tatiana; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Technology. Department of Food Technology. Seropédica. BR
Rev. chil. nutr ; 46(4): 420-428, ago. 2019. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1013806
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Nowadays consumers are more concerned about food quality as well as how food is produced. Moreover, consumer demand for more natural, nutritious, safer to eat, and environmentally sustainable food has drawn attention to alternative breeding systems, such as a free-range system. Hens' eggs represent a rich source of important nutrients, including lipids and carotenoids. A detailed characterization of the nutritional and lipid profile of free-range chicken eggs from family farms was carried out. The chemical composition of the free-range egg yolks confirmed the advantages of this farming system, as a relevant source of unsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids, functional compounds in the human diet. These findings can help improve income generation, food supplementation, and consolidation of the family farming system.
RESUMEN
RESUMEN Cada vez más los consumidores se preocupan por la calidad de los alimentos, así como tambien de como ellos son producidos. Además, la demanda de los consumidores por alimentos más naturales, nutritivos, más seguros para el consumo y ambientalmente sostenibles ha llamado la atención a sistemas de cría de alternativa, como el sistema de gallina del campo. Los huevos de gallinas representan una fuente rica de sustancias nutritivas importantes, incluyendo lípidos y carotenoids. Fue realizada una caracterización detallada de los nutrientes y del perfil lipídicos de huevos de gallinas del campo de agricultores familiares. La composición química de yemas de gallinas del campo confirmó las ventajas de este sistema de producción, como una fuente importante compuestos funcionales como ácidos grasos insaturados y carotenoides, en la dieta humana. Además, estos hallados pueden ayudar a mejorar la generación de ingreso, la suplementación de alimentos y la consolidación de sistema de agricultura familiar.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Brazil / Carotenoids / Food Quality / Chickens / Cholesterol / Egg Yolk / Eggs / Fatty Acids Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. chil. nutr Journal subject: Nutritional Sciences Year: 2019 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Brazil / Carotenoids / Food Quality / Chickens / Cholesterol / Egg Yolk / Eggs / Fatty Acids Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. chil. nutr Journal subject: Nutritional Sciences Year: 2019 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro/BR