Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00392, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Lu, Xiaonan (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Flaxseed oil is well known for its high content of a-linolenic acid and phenolic compounds such as lignans._x000D_
The conventional flaxseed oil is only used on salad dressings and unsuitable for frying foods due to its low_x000D_
smoke point. By improving the extraction techniques using a cold-pressing/filtering system, a high quality of_x000D_
flaxseed oil with a high smoke point is recently achieved. However, the characterization of the essential_x000D_
nutrient profile of this type of flaxseed cooking oil is still limited. The objectives of this collaboration between_x000D_
UBC Food Science Program and a flaxseed oil company located in Richmond, BG Health Group Inc. are as_x000D_
follows: 1) to determine the fatty acid composition of flaxseed oil using gas chromatography-mass_x000D_
spectrometry (GC-MS); 2) to determine the content of lignan in flaxseed oil using high performance liquid_x000D_
chromatographic (HPLC) analysis, 3) to determine the content of tocopherol in flaxseed oil using HPLC_x000D_
analysis. Flaxseed cooking oil and several representative vegetable cooking oils will be used for the study of_x000D_
these nutrient profiles. With an optimized and standardized sample preparation protocol,_x000D_
chromatographic-based analysis is expected to accurately quantify the contents of fatty acids, lignan, and_x000D_
tocopherol in flaxseed cooking oil. The difference in the essential nutrient profile between flaxseed cooking oil_x000D_
and other commercial vegetable cooking oils will be compared as well. In sum, this study is positioned to_x000D_
benefit the flaxseed oil manufacture industry in Canada by developing a standardized chromatographic-based_x000D_
protocol to determine the essential nutrient profile of flaxseed cooking oil., program purpose french : Flaxseed oil is well known for its high content of a-linolenic acid and phenolic compounds such as lignans._x000D_
The conventional flaxseed oil is only used on salad dressings and unsuitable for frying foods due to its low_x000D_
smoke point. By improving the extraction techniques using a cold-pressing/filtering system, a high quality of_x000D_
flaxseed oil with a high smoke point is recently achieved. However, the characterization of the essential_x000D_
nutrient profile of this type of flaxseed cooking oil is still limited. The objectives of this collaboration between_x000D_
UBC Food Science Program and a flaxseed oil company located in Richmond, BG Health Group Inc. are as_x000D_
follows: 1) to determine the fatty acid composition of flaxseed oil using gas chromatography-mass_x000D_
spectrometry (GC-MS); 2) to determine the content of lignan in flaxseed oil using high performance liquid_x000D_
chromatographic (HPLC) analysis, 3) to determine the content of tocopherol in flaxseed oil using HPLC_x000D_
analysis. Flaxseed cooking oil and several representative vegetable cooking oils will be used for the study of_x000D_
these nutrient profiles. With an optimized and standardized sample preparation protocol,_x000D_
chromatographic-based analysis is expected to accurately quantify the contents of fatty acids, lignan, and_x000D_
tocopherol in flaxseed cooking oil. The difference in the essential nutrient profile between flaxseed cooking oil_x000D_
and other commercial vegetable cooking oils will be compared as well. In sum, this study is positioned to_x000D_
benefit the flaxseed oil manufacture industry in Canada by developing a standardized chromatographic-based_x000D_
protocol to determine the essential nutrient profile of flaxseed cooking oil., agreement title english : Determination of the essential nutrient profile of flaxseed cooking oil, agreement title french : Determination of the essential nutrient profile of flaxseed cooking oil, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-05-10, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada