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Preserving omega-3-rich oils from a new renewable plant-based source through bio-innovation

Reference	BB/E527198/1
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr David Gray
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	University of Nottingham
Department	Sch of Biosciences
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	81,662
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	11/06/2007
End date	10/06/2008
Duration	12 months

Abstract

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Summary

Two challenges are associated with incorporating oils enriched with health-beneficial omega-3 fatty acids into food/feed (£600M global market): 1) Supply; and 2) Susceptibility to oxidative deterioration. The majority of dietary omega-3 fatty acids consumed by humans and farmed fish are derived from oily fish; this supply is either static or dwindling and so is not able to keep up with growing human and farmed-fish populations. Echium seed has the potential to deliver to the food and feed markets a renewable oil, enriched with omega-3 fatty acids, that is contained within a natural emulsion droplet (oil body) that may protect the oil from oxidation ex-vivo. These natural emulsions are extractable from seeds without the use of organic solvents, and would not require the addition of extra surfactants or antioxidants, making them very attractive commercially. Establishing the oxidative stability of echium seed oil bodies is pivotal to unlocking the commercial potential of this idea.

Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	Crop Science, Plant Science
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Follow-On Fund (FOF) [2004-2015]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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