A Successful Product in Korea . Selen pork, a special brand of high selenium pork, containing about ten times the selenium content of traditional pork is being marketed successfully in Korea. A study performed in Spain 2 reported that a combination of supplemental selenium and the antioxidant vitamins E and vitamin C in swine diets helped reduce drip loss and improve the shelf life of fresh pork products. Drip loss is a particular problem in pale, soft and exudative pork. Selenium and vitamins E and C are potential antioxidants.
Vitamin E helps prevent lipids in the cell membrane from breaking down.
Selenium also appears to protect the cell, preventing the fluid portion of the cytoplasm from breaking down. In the study, University of Murcia researchers fed pigs 0.1 parts per million supplemental organic selenium. In an additional trial, consumers rated the antioxidant-supplemented pork as juicier and more tender than pork from the control pigs that were not fed organic selenium. Selenium-rich Designer Eggs Efficient transfer of dietary selenium through the inclusion of an organic form of the trace element in laying hens' diets opens up new possibilities for functional eggs providing this essential trace element to an increasingly health conscious world population. Ephedra has been promoted as an ingredient in weight-loss products by the dietary supplements industry.