Effects of Probiotic Supplementation on Selected Parameters of Blood Prooxidant-Antioxidant Balance in Elite Athletes: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted, in order to evaluate if Lactobacillus helveticus Lafti (R) L10 (Lallemand Health Solutions, Montreal, Canada) supplementation during three months could influence oxidative markers in the population of elite athletes: triathletes, cyclists and endurance athletes. Twenty-two elite athletes were randomized to either placebo (n = 12) or probiotic (n = 10) groups. The probiotic group received 2x1010 colony forming units of Lafti (R) L10. Before and after the supplementation serum samples were collected. Markers of oxidative stress and anti-oxidative defense: superoxide dismutase (SOD), paraoxonase (PON), advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant status, total oxidant status, prooxidant-antioxidant balance, oxidative stress index, bilirubin, uric acid and albumin were determined in serum. Parameters of lipid status, as well as susceptibility to copper-induced oxidation of LDL particles in vitro were also determined. There was a significant interaction effect for MDA (p = 0.039), with a decrease in MDA in the probiotic group only (p = 0.049). There was a significant interaction effect for AOPP (p = 0.037), with a significant decrease in the probiotic group (p = 0.045). Interaction effect for SOD was approaching to formal significance (p = 0.108) and the post-hoc test showed a significant decrease in the probiotic group (p = 0.041) only. A significant correlation between AOPP and SOD (p = 0.012, r = -0.40) was found in the probiotic group at the end of the study. PON1 activity was decreased in both the probiotic (p = 0.032) and placebo group (p = 0.035). No significant changes in the remainder of the evaluated parameters were noted. In conclusion, probiotic strain Lafti (R) L10 exerts certain antioxidant potential, but further research is needed

Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Chicken Meat

AbstractThe physicochemical and functional properties of chicken meat under commercial processing in Serbia were studied. Samples (n = 48) of broiler breast and thigh muscles from two farms during 2012 were collected for subsequent meat quality analyses. The farm treatments modify significant growth performance, feed intake and the physicochemical properties of chicken meat. Fatty acid (FA) composition in tissues reflected the FA pattern of the diets, although the predominant FAs were monounsaturated FA (MUFA), in comparison to saturated FA (SFA) and polyunsaturated FA (PUFA). Therefore, our results suggest that quality of poultry meat is a complex and multivariate property

Total phosphorus content in various types of cooked sausages from the Serbian market

In the period January 2014 to March 2015, phosphorous levels were measured in 701 samples of different types of cooked sausages from the Serbian market. The highest level of phosphorus (9.52 g/kg, expressed as P2O5) was found in fine comminuted sausage, and the lowest (0.94 g/kg) in meat pate. The most common (33.38%) range of phosphorous levels was 4.01-5.00 g/kg P2O5. National Regulation allows total phosphorus content (as P2O5) up to 8.00 g/kg. Only three sausages (0.43%) did not meet this requirement, but the rest of the analyzed sausages (99.57%) were safe for consumption, with respect to content of phosphorus

Reducing Sodium Chloride Content in Meat Burgers by Adding Potassium Chloride and Onion

AbstractThe goal of this paper was to examine the reduction of sodium chloride by partial replacing with potassium chloride and the influence on taste acceptability of meat burgers. Sodium chloride content in burgers produced with 1.5% of salt and half of partial replacement of sodium chloride with potassium chloride in burgers was 0.62-0.67% in fresh and 0.72-0.93% in grilled burgers. The best taste acceptability had burgers with 1.5% of added sodium chloride and burgers with 1.5% salt and 50g of added onion, in which the partial replacement of sodium chloride with potassium chloride was one half