Journal of Food Processing & Technology

Albedo flour from Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck: Anti-obesity effects

11^th Global Summit on Food & Beverages

September 22-24, 2016 Las Vegas, USA

Edson Lucas dos Santos

Federal University of Grande Dourados, Brazil

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Food Process Technol

Abstract:

Albedo from Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbek is an agro-industrial residue, obtained from waste generated in the processing of concentrated orange juice manufacturing, unexplored on its nutritional potential. Obesity is one of the major public health problems in the world, affecting all age groups and being currently considered the main risk factor for the development of metabolic disorders and cardiovascular diseases, such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, hypertension and stroke. Changes in lifestyle, including changes in feeding behavior, such as increased caloric intake and decreased fiber intake, modify the energy balance and lipid storage in adipocytes. This study was performed in order to investigate the nutritional composition of albedo flour and its effects on body weight, food intake and serum parameters in rats with high-fat diet-induced obesity. For this, high-fat diet (42% fat, HFD) and HFD with 25% albedo flour addition were used to feed adult Wistar rats for 60 days. The nutritional composition of albedo flour revealed a high fiber content and low energy. Rats fed with albedo showed increased water consumption with reduction in caloric intake, weight, deposits of white adipose tissue and serum triglycerides, compared to the control group and similar to that treated with sibutramine. Together, the results indicate the beneficial metabolic effects of albedo flour from Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbek, suggesting the efficiency of foods enriched with albedo as a natural anti-obesity therapy.

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