Pickova, Jana
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Research article2009Peer reviewed
Pickova, J.
The need of better labelling of fats in processed animal origin products is urgent. The lack of information makes it possible to exclude n-3 fatty acids in preparations of foods. The higher fat content, the higher n-6/n-3 ratio seems to be a rule. It is desirable to broaden the labelling into which oils have been used when foods are processed. The dietary balance of n-6 and n-3 fatty acids is important for homeostasis and normal development in humans. The ratio between n-6/n-3 fatty acids suggested to be evolutionary developed is between 1 and 4. The main conclusion is that the fat sources used during processing and preparation of convenient foods have the largest impact on the food FA content and composition. A proposal is therefore that this should be declared on the product label especially the n-3 FA content. It is also of large importance to increase consumption of freshwater fish fed suitable feeds containing n-3 fatty acids in central Europe to enable a generally lower n-6/n-3 ratio in the human diet. Therefore optimizing feeds to freshwater fish in culture is urgent and important.
DHA; EPA; freshwater fish; n-6/n-3 ratio
Physiological Research // Academia Scientiarum Bohemoslovaca
2009, Volume: 58, number: Supplement 1, pages: S39-S45
Food Science
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/28311