Application of Hydroxytyrosol in the Functional Foods Field: From Ingredient to Dietary Supplements.

摘要: Hydroxytyrosol (HT) is an amphipathic functional phenol found in the olive tree, both its leaves and fruits, free or bound forms, as well oil by-products of manufacture. The European Food Safety Authority recommends regular consumption HT due to several beneficial effects on human health, which are closely associated antioxidant activity. These reasons make excellent candidate for application a ingredient design novel food products. Patents already exist methodologies extraction, purification, supplements present review discusses impact incorporation properties consumers, based relevant data related use ingredient, pure compound form HT-rich extracts, various products, namely edible oils, beverages, bakery animal-based foods such meat, fishery dairy