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Defatted Flaxseed Flour as a New Ingredient for Foodstuffs: Comparative Analysis with Whole Flaxseeds and Updated Composition of Cold-Pressed Oil.

Diana Melo Ferreira, Susana Machado, Liliana Espírito Santo, Maria Antónia Nunes, Anabela S G Costa, Manuel Álvarez-Ortí, José E Pardo, Rita C Alves, Maria Beatriz P P Oliveira

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Article in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Diana Melo FerreiraLAQV/REQUIMTE, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Street of Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0774-2168
Susana MachadoLAQV/REQUIMTE, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Street of Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4567-0687
Liliana Espírito SantoLAQV/REQUIMTE, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Street of Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4362-8848
Maria Antónia NunesLAQV/REQUIMTE, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Street of Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
Anabela S G CostaLAQV/REQUIMTE, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Street of Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4136-935X
Manuel Álvarez-OrtíHigher Technical School of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario, s/n, 02071 Albacete, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5759-1580
José E PardoHigher Technical School of Agricultural and Forestry Engineering, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario, s/n, 02071 Albacete, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4335-6475
Rita C AlvesLAQV/REQUIMTE, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Street of Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5053-513X
Maria Beatriz P P OliveiraLAQV/REQUIMTE, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Street of Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6767-6596

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFlaxseeds are functional foods popular in current diets. Cold-pressing is a solvent-free method to extract flaxseed oil, resulting in a by-product-defatted flour. OBJECTIVES/

methodsThis study compared whole flaxseeds and defatted flour (proximate composition, fatty acids, vitamin E, total phenolics and flavonoids, antioxidant activity, amino acids, and protein quality) and updated the composition of cold-pressed oil (oxidative stability, peroxide value, UV absorbance, colour, fatty acids, vitamin E, total phenolics and flavonoids, and antioxidant activity) to assess the nutritional relevance and potential for food applications of these samples.

resultsThe flour had higher ash (6% vs. 4%), fibre (36% vs. 34%), protein (28% vs. 16%), phenolics (205 vs. 143 mg gallic acid equivalents/100 g), and antioxidant activity than seeds (

conclusionsThe exploration of the flour as a minimally processed food ingredient highlights its role in supporting food security, circular economy, and sustainability goals, aligning with consumer preferences for natural, low-fat foods. Future research should investigate the bioactivity and shelf-life of the samples, as well as the bioavailability of compounds after digestion.

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AntioxidantsFlaxFlourNutritive ValueAmino AcidsDietary FiberFatty AcidsFlavonoidsFood HandlingFood IngredientsFunctional FoodLinseed OilPhenolsSeedsVitamin EAmino AcidsAntioxidantsDietary FiberFatty AcidsFlavonoidsFood IngredientsLinseed OilPhenolsVitamin Eamino acidsantioxidantscold pressingfatty acidsfood securityfunctional foodsLinum usitatissimum L.minimal processingnutritional securitysustainability

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PMCPMC11510467

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