Florencia E. Valli, Luciana Vera Candioti, Pamela M. L. Leiva, Micaela R. Mazaratti, Sofía E. Pierini, Carlos I. Piña, Marcela A. González, Melina S. Simoncini
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Abstract
Reptiles are mainly exploited for the high value of their skins, as well as their meat is a potential source of protein. In different parts of the world, snake fat or oil is used for ethnomedicinal purposes, and scientific studies have supported their antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects. In this study, we describe the characteristics of the fat and oil of the yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) to evaluate their potential use as a dietary supplement or as a topical for therapeutic purposes. Both fat and oil are rich in fatty acids, such as oleic acid (32%), palmitic acid (20%–23%), and linoleic acid (19%–23%), and have a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA, 27%–31%). They also have optimal nutritional qualities, such as low atherogenic index (AI) and thrombogenic index (TI), n−6/n−3 ratio similar to the recommended values, and an acceptable ratio between hypocholesterolemic and hypercholesterolemic fatty acids (HH). The oil, on the other hand, presented adequate physicochemical characteristics, absence of microorganisms harmful to human health, and no antimicrobial activity for the evaluated microorganisms. Therefore, yellow anaconda fat and oil have a fatty acid profile and nutritional quality that make them suitable as primary material for use as food.
Practical Applications: This work also demonstrates the potential of this raw material to promote more sustainable practices, take advantage of underutilized resources, offer potential health benefits, and contribute to the advancement of interdisciplinary research in the field of sustainable production.
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The European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology is a peer-reviewed journal publishing original research articles, reviews, and other contributions on lipid related topics in food science and technology, biomedical science including clinical and pre-clinical research, nutrition, animal science, plant and microbial lipids, (bio)chemistry, oleochemistry, biotechnology, processing, physical chemistry, and analytics including lipidomics. A major focus of the journal is the synthesis of health related topics with applied aspects.
Following is a selection of subject areas which are of special interest to EJLST:
Animal and plant products for healthier foods including strategic feeding and transgenic crops
Authentication and analysis of foods for ensuring food quality and safety
Bioavailability of PUFA and other nutrients
Dietary lipids and minor compounds, their specific roles in food products and in nutrition
Food technology and processing for safer and healthier products
Functional foods and nutraceuticals
Lipidomics
Lipid structuring and formulations
Oleochemistry, lipid-derived polymers and biomaterials
Processes using lipid-modifying enzymes
The scope is not restricted to these areas. Submissions on topics at the interface of basic research and applications are strongly encouraged. The journal is the official organ the European Federation for the Science and Technology of Lipids (Euro Fed Lipid).