A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
CO2 Plant Extracts Reduce Cholesterol Oxidation in Fish Patties during Cooking and Storage
Authors: Marko Tarvainen, Karl-Werner Quirin, Heikki Kallio, and Baoru Yang
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Publication year: 2016
Journal: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Journal acronym: J. Agric. Food Chem
Volume: 64
Issue: 51
First page : 9653
Last page: 9662
Number of pages: 10
ISSN: 0021-8561
eISSN: 1520-5118
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.6b03655
Web address : http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jafc.6b03655
Cholesterol oxidation products (COPs) in foods may pose risks for human health. Suitable antioxidants can reduce the formation of COPs in industrial products. Consumer awareness of food additives has brought a need for more natural alternatives. This is the first study on the effects of supercritical CO2 extracts of rosemary, oregano, and an antimicrobial blend of seven herbs, tested at two levels (1 and 3 g/kg fish), against cholesterol oxidation in patties made of a widely consumed fish species, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), during baking and storage. Cholesterol oxidation was reduced by the extracts as indicated by lowered levels of 7α-hydroxycholesterol, 7β-hydroxycholesterol, and 7-ketocholesterol, which were quantified by GC-MS. The total amount of COPs was smaller in all of the cooked samples containing the plant extracts (<1 μg/g extracted fat) than in the cooked control (14 μg/g). Furthermore, the plant extracts exhibited protective effects also during cold storage for up to 14 days.