Process contaminants in vegetable oils Resistant starch (RS) is a form of starch that cannot be digested in the small…
Process contaminants in vegetable oils EFSA safety assessment on process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods In May 2016, the…
Fat in the diet Based on advice from advisory committees, the Department of Health has for sometime recommended that average…
Structure of fat The building blocks of fat (lipid) are fatty acids and glycerol (Figure 1). Fatty acids found in…
Probiotics and health Probiotics comprise a large number of different strains of bacteria and other microorganisms, such as yeasts. When…
The term folate describes a group of derivatives of pteryl glutamic acid. Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate.…
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) Vitamin B12 serves as a cofactor for enzymes involved in the normal function of the nervous system, the formation…
Vitamin E is a group of eight lipid-soluble compounds synthesised by plants, tocopherols and tocotrienols. Alpha-tocopherol accounts for 90% of…
vitamin a Vitamin A can be obtained in two forms: preformed retinol (retinyl esters) found in animal derived foods •…
What are vitamins? Vitamins are molecules required by the body in small amounts for a variety of essential processes in…