The provincial government is investing up to $10,000 in research at Memorial University on the use of seal and fish oil derivatives in green tea formulations.
The main purpose of the project is to promote further usage and commercial application of seal and fish oil.
The project will use green tea derivatives blended with marine-based omega-3 oils to evaluate commercial use of the products as functional food ingredients.
As well, the work will promote the province's research capability in the field of nutrition and health aspects of marine oil and lipids.
It will also provide an important opportunity to bring this body of research to a pre-commercialization stage.
"This work will promote further usage and commercial application of omega-3 derivatives prepared in blended food products," said Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Clyde Jackman.
"Our government has always supported full utilization of the seal resource. This is an important opportunity to provide for new and potentially high-value uses for seal oil products."
Green tea extracts contain chemicals that have a variety of positive physiological effects.
While green tea components have been widely studied, this research will investigate the use of green tea blended with marine-based fatty acids, providing an effective means of expanding applications into more diverse projects, having improved health benefits.
The research will examine subsequent applications of these blends in other health foods, cosmetics and natural health products. It will include evaluation of the economics of the process and how green tea Omega-3 products may have positive impacts on certain cancers, viruses and other inflammatory diseases.
Dr. Fereidoon Shahidi of Memorial University is the project leader.
He and the other project team members have a long history in the field of research on marine oil and seal products.
Research project to focus on blending Omega-3 oils with Green Tea
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May 4, 2010
- Published on July 1, 2010
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- Mr.Dandy
- - September 12, 2010 at 23:45:57
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- Mr. Soundoff
- - July 2, 2010 at 14:51:02
I'm good with this. Wish we could go all out with an Omega 3 industry here.
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- Mr. Soundoff
- - July 1, 2010 at 21:34:13
I'm good with this. Wish we could go all out with an Omega 3 industry here.
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