nutrition

Pantothenic acid

What is that Pantothenic acid, commonly identified by the abbreviation B5 , is a water-soluble vitamin of group B, with characteristics of thermolability (therefore susceptible to temperature rise) and instability to acid-base variations in pH. In food Pantothenic acid is an almost ubiquitous molecule, therefore, it is found to a greater or lesser extent (directly or in the form of provitamin, panthenol) in most food products; the richest organic sources of pantothenic acid are legumes and offal, but in all probability, the probiotic action of the intestinal bacterial flora favors the achieveme

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Pantothenic acid content of foods

2019

Food sources, intake levels and nutrition status Food sources Pantothenic acid is found in foods both in free and bound form, and is widely distributed in plant and animal foods. About 85% of the diet's pantothenic acid is present in the form of coenzyme A and phosphopanthine. Recommended intake levels There is not enough information to establish pantothenic acid requirements, nor specific studies on dietary levels in Italy

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Folic acid in food

2019

Food sources, intake levels and nutrition status Food sources and recruitment levels in Italy Folate is found in meat (especially offal) and in vegetables (especially beans, tomatoes, oranges), in a more or less bound and available form. In fact, in foods there are folate inhibitors or other unknown factors that reduce their absorption (by 20% in legumes and 80% in orange juice)

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Alpha Linolenic Acid

2019

Generality What is Alpha Linolenic Acid? Alpha linolenic acid is an essential fatty acid, which is also identified with the letters ALA, AaL, LNA or 18: 3 (ω3). Together with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20: 5, ω3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22: 6, ω3), ALA makes up the series of essential omega 3 lipids. I

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Linoleic acid

2019

What is Linoleic Acid Linoleic acid (LA 18: 2) is an essential lipid with 18 carbon atoms which, together with gamma-linolenic acid (GLA 18: 3), diomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA 20: 3), and all arachidonic acid (AA 20: 4), constitutes the group of omega 6 essential fatty acids. Chemical Structure Biological Functions Linoleic acid is a fundamental precursor of some endogenous bioregulators: prostaglandins, which play a very important role in inflammatory processes thromboxanes, involved in blood coagulation

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2019

Refined carbohydrates are caloric-type macronutrients, which are useful to the body to support the physiological mechanisms that require the use of energy; refined carbohydrates are also synonymous with: refined carbon hydrates, refined carbohydrates, refined glycides and refined sugars. I underline that the wording "refined carbohydrates" is generic or imprecise, since carbohydrates can be extracted, hydrolysed and synthesized on an industrial level: what is subjected to refining, in reality, are the foods and not the carbohydrates they contain or added