Antarctic Krill ( Euphausia superba) Oil: A Comprehensive Review of Chemical Composition, Extraction Technologies, Health Benefits, and Current Applications
Abstract Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba ) oil has been receiving increasing attention due to its nutritional and functional potentials. However, its application as a novel food ingredient has not yet been fully explored. This review summarizes the chemical composition, extraction technologies,...
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crwiley:10.1111/1541-4337.12427 2024-09-30T14:23:18+00:00 Antarctic Krill ( Euphausia superba) Oil: A Comprehensive Review of Chemical Composition, Extraction Technologies, Health Benefits, and Current Applications Xie, Dan Gong, Mengyue Wei, Wei Jin, Jun Wang, Xiaosan Wang, Xingguo Jin, Qingzhe National Natural Science Foundation of China 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12427 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1541-4337.12427 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/1541-4337.12427/fullpdf en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety volume 18, issue 2, page 514-534 ISSN 1541-4337 1541-4337 journal-article 2019 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.12427 2024-09-17T04:53:01Z Abstract Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba ) oil has been receiving increasing attention due to its nutritional and functional potentials. However, its application as a novel food ingredient has not yet been fully explored. This review summarizes the chemical composition, extraction technologies, potential health benefits, and current applications of krill oil, with the aim of providing suggestions for its exploitation. Krill oil is a unique lipid consisting of diverse lipid classes and is characterized by a high concentration (39.29% to 80.69%) of phospholipids (PLs) associated with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). It also contains considerable amounts of bioactive minor components such as astaxanthin, sterols, tocopherols, vitamin A, flavonoids, and minerals. The current technologies used in krill oil production are solvent extraction, nonsolvent extraction, super/subcritical fluid extraction, and enzyme‐assisted pretreatment extraction, which all greatly influence the yield and quality of the end‐product. In addition, krill oil has been documented to have various health benefits, including anti‐inflammatory effects, cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention, women's health, neuroprotection, and anticancer activities. Although krill oil products used for dietary supplements have been commercially available, few studies have attempted to explore the underlying molecular mechanisms to elucidate how exactly the krill oil exerts different biological activities. Further studies should focus on this to improve the development of krill oil products for human consumption. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill Euphausia superba Wiley Online Library Antarctic Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 18 2 514 534 |
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Abstract Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba ) oil has been receiving increasing attention due to its nutritional and functional potentials. However, its application as a novel food ingredient has not yet been fully explored. This review summarizes the chemical composition, extraction technologies, potential health benefits, and current applications of krill oil, with the aim of providing suggestions for its exploitation. Krill oil is a unique lipid consisting of diverse lipid classes and is characterized by a high concentration (39.29% to 80.69%) of phospholipids (PLs) associated with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). It also contains considerable amounts of bioactive minor components such as astaxanthin, sterols, tocopherols, vitamin A, flavonoids, and minerals. The current technologies used in krill oil production are solvent extraction, nonsolvent extraction, super/subcritical fluid extraction, and enzyme‐assisted pretreatment extraction, which all greatly influence the yield and quality of the end‐product. In addition, krill oil has been documented to have various health benefits, including anti‐inflammatory effects, cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention, women's health, neuroprotection, and anticancer activities. Although krill oil products used for dietary supplements have been commercially available, few studies have attempted to explore the underlying molecular mechanisms to elucidate how exactly the krill oil exerts different biological activities. Further studies should focus on this to improve the development of krill oil products for human consumption. |
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Antarctic Krill ( Euphausia superba) Oil: A Comprehensive Review of Chemical Composition, Extraction Technologies, Health Benefits, and Current Applications |
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