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Naohiro Gotoh1, Daisuke Mashimo1, Tomiko Oka1
1Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
Abstract:
The contents of marine-derived tocopherol (MDT) and other types of tocopherols in processed foods containing fish were analysed. Almost all the processed foods contained MDT, and the %MDT values, calculated using the equation 100×[MDT]/([MDT]+[α-tocopherol]), where [MDT] and [α-tocopherol] are the contents of MDT and α-tocopherol, respectively, ranged from 0% to 19%. The %MDT values of the processed foods were nearly identical to those of raw fish meat (0-20%). The heat-resistance characteristics of MDT in fish meat treated with three heating processes, boiling, grilling and frying were investigated. All heating processes brought about a decrease in the MDT and α-tocopherol contents and the rate at which the contents of MDT and α-tocopherol decreased were similar across the heating processes. The heat-resistance characteristics of MDT are thought to be similar to those of α-tocopherol. The study results indicate that processed foods containing fish may also influence the MDT content in the human body.
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