20.500.12556/DiRROS-24344 Coenzyme Q10 contents in foods and fortification strategies Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an effective natural antioxidant with a fundamental role in cellular bioenergetics and numerous known health benefits. Reports of its natural occurrence in various food items are comprehensively reviewed and critically evaluated. Meat, fish, nuts and some oils are the richest nutritional sources of CoQ10, while much lower levels can be found in most dairy products, vegetables, fruits and cereals. Large variations of CoQ10 content in some foods and food products of different geographical origin have been found. The average dietary intake of CoQ10 is only 3-6 mg, with about half of it being in the reduced form. The intake can be significantly increased by the fortification of food products but, due to its lipophilicity,until recently this goal was not easily achievable particularly with low-fat, water-based products. Forms of CoQ10 with increased water-solubility or dispersibility have been developed for this purpose, allowing the fortification of aqueous products, and exhibiting improved bioavailability; progress in this area is described briefly. Two main fortification strategies are presented and illustrated with examples, namely the addition of CoQ10 to food during processing and the addition of this compound to the environment in which primary food products are being formed (i.e. animal feed). coenzyme Q10 CoQ10 fortification antioxidants Q10 vital functional food ubiquinol hrana true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Neznano 2025-11-26 09:35:40 2025-12-09 13:36:28 2025-12-10 03:45:36 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2010 0 0 Str. 269-280 iss. 4 Vol. 50 2010 0000-00-00 PostprintKoncna Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2010-01-01 664 1040-8398 10.1080/1040839090902773037 30261253 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408390902773037?scroll=top&needAccess=true 0 6f5e7fbe-d4fb-11f0-94a7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=36757 RAZ_Pravst_Igor_2010.pdf RAZ_Pravst_Igor_2010.pdf 1 B37E4A3D6D71F46AB2AD681F29ECE9C0 96b2e2d7d564f98b1536d1dfd7b5d52162ac6bbe5de80bb85ad8a32117f51ffa 7e93fd5e-d4fb-11f0-94a7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=36758 Inštitut za nutricionistiko 0 0 0