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. 2023 Mar 21;15(6):1511.
doi: 10.3390/nu15061511.

In Vitro Evaluation of Bioavailability of Se from Daily Food Rations and Dietary Supplements

Piotr Bawiec  1 , Jan Sawicki  2 , Paulina Łasińska-Pracuta  1 , Marcin Czop  3 , Ireneusz Sowa  2 , Katarzyna Iłowiecka  1 , Wojciech Koch  1
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In Vitro Evaluation of Bioavailability of Se from Daily Food Rations and Dietary Supplements

Piotr Bawiec et al. Nutrients. .

Abstract

Bioavailability refers to a fraction of a substance that is potentially absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and enters the systemic circulation (blood). This term is related to various substances, including minerals, that are present in a complex matrix of food which is consumed every day as natural products and pharmaceutical preparations, e.g., dietary supplements. The purpose of the study was to assess the bioavailability of Se from selected dietary supplements, with the simultaneous assessment of the effect the diet type (standard, basic and high-residue diets) has on relative bioavailability. The research included a two-stage in vitro model of digestion using cellulose dialysis tubes of the food rations with the addition of dietary supplements. Se was determined using the ICP-OES method. The bioavailability of Se from dietary supplements, in the presence of food matrix, was determined to be within the range of 19.31-66.10%. Sodium selenate was characterized by the highest value of this parameter, followed by organic forms and sodium selenite. The basic diet, characterized by moderate protein and high carbohydrate and fiber contents, positively influenced the bioavailability of Se. The bioavailability of Se was also influenced by the pharmaceutical form of the product-the highest was for tablets, followed by capsules and coated tablets.

Keywords: ICP-OES; bioavailability; diets; selenium; trace elements.

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Bioavailability of Se considering the pharmaceutical form of the dietary supplements.
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Schematic illustration of the digestion procedure.
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