A method of maintaining healthy blood cholesterol levels and improvement of antioxidant status.

The present invention discloses a vegetable fat/oil from Canarium odontophyllum pulp (COPO), a food article or food material that is excellent in maintaining healthy blood cholesterol levels and improvement of antioxidant status. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vegetable oil (C...

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Main Authors: Azlan, Azrina, Ismail, Amin
Format: Patent
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32246/
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Summary:The present invention discloses a vegetable fat/oil from Canarium odontophyllum pulp (COPO), a food article or food material that is excellent in maintaining healthy blood cholesterol levels and improvement of antioxidant status. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vegetable oil (COPO) that reduces plasma triglyceride (TG) and plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, and inhibits lipid peroxidation; increased plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) level, and increased total antioxidant status; maintain plasma LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio in general.