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The Nuts of the River Magdalena are a natural source of selenium, a fundamental trace element for the human beings. Vitamins and trace elements are considered to be more valuable if they come from one source, Natural. The tree from which these walnuts come is called Lecythis Minor, it is part of the species. Lecythis (MORI 1990), this species has an exceptional characteristic, they accumulate selenium in the seeds, as they grow in seleniferous soils.
We find these wild soils in the banks of the Magdalena River, mystical, ancestral and millenary, which travels for more than 1,500km in much of Colombian geography, reaching its mouth in the Caribbean Sea. This species if develops reaching various communities, where we play a key role in their development and which allows us to reach the valuable fruit of these trees: the Nuts of the Magdalena River.
- Why and How do Rio Magdalena Nuts Contain Natural Selenium?
In reality, selenium is a harmful element for most plants. Plants absorb selenium from the soil in the form of selenate and process it in analogy to the common biochemical pathway of sulfur. Most plants cannot differentiate between selenium and sulfur and therefore incorporate random selenium instead of sulfur in the amino acids, synthesizing instead of cysteine, in turn, selenocysteine and instead of methionine, the selenomethionine. Most plants do not differentiate between sulfur either. normally present in amino acids and selenium analogs and so incorporate in the random replacement of sulfur analogs in proteins (DAWSON, 1988).
There are certain differences between sulfur amino acids and selenium amino acids, the selenium atom is larger and chemically behaves a little differently. The Selenium-Hydrogen bond in selenocysteine is more acidic (ie, ionized to a pH) lower than the S-H bond (sulfur and hydrogen) and also more prone to oxidation. Therefore, in proteins, the Se-H groups (selenium and hydrogen) easily form cross-links -Se-Se- (selenium and selenium). These cross-links, together with the highest degree of ionization, congest proteins and make them pass to a certain dysfunctional concentration of selenium: o organism, plant or animal, dies if it absorbs too much selenium (HUBER, 1967).
Selenium accumulator plants have found a solution to this dilemma, they disrupt the normal biochemical pathway of selenium metabolism into a precursor of selenium amino acids, specifically selenocysteine (ARONOW, 1965): HOOC-CH (NH2) -CH2-CH2-S-CH2-CH (NH2)-OOH. The advantage of selenocysteine is that it is not incorporated into proteins, so proteins cannot be damaged. On the other hand, the rare amino acid (selenocysteine) is "chambered" into certain parts of the plant in the free form, making these parts less attractive to the animals around you. Selenium is used as a protective agent and selenium accumulating plants can thrive in seleniferous soils unlike all other plants.
In this way, the Rio Magdalena Nuts are a source of natural nutritional selenium. The selenium contained in the walnut is predominantly present as selenocysteine which is soluble in water and has a solubility correspondingly low in oil.
The high molecular weight and low volatility of selenocysteine also have the characteristic that flour and oil do not have the foul odor commonly associated with organic compounds of selenium.
- Importance of Adequate Selenium Nutritional Intake
Selenium is essential for human and animal nutrition. It occurs in the body in approximately 35 proteins, usually in the form of selenocysteine. Many of the proteins are enzymes (glutathione peroxidase, iodothyronine deiodinase, thioredoxin reductase), the function of others (Selenoprotein P, Selenoprotein W) is unknown, they may simply be non-protein storage forms. Selenium is produced in the form of certain metabolites, e.g. selenium glutathione, which also play an important role in the immune system.
Selenium is also found in low concentration in all proteins, e.g. muscle, where methionine, and probably also cysteine, is randomly replaced by selenium analogs, selenomethionine and selenocysteine. Selenium is not evenly distributed in the body. In times of deficiency, selenium is rapidly lost in the muscles and liver, but retained. in the brain, endocrine and reproductive organs, apparently because it is essential for the functioning of these organs. Even inside the organs, certain selenoenzymes are expressed preferentially over others in undersupply periods.
- What are the Benefits of Selenium in the Diet?
Selenium protects the body against mercury by forming a mercury selenide protein complex (SCHRAUZER) with it. In this way it also reduces the toxicity of cadmium (PARIZEK 1971) and arsenic (WANG 2001). Selenium reduces the risk of coronary infarction at very low doses (45 mcg per person per day). Therefore, the preventive effect of supplements with selenium becomes visible in populations with a low average dietary selenium intake (eg, Finland, New Zealand, and Germany).
- MagNut SE Flour is essential for
- Cancer prevention: inhibition of cancer cell proliferation.
- Brain: cognitive functions, cardiovascular diseases, protecting cholesterol against lipid peroxidation and decreasing the formation of bound fats to the arteries, as well as the accumulation of free radicals in them.
- Immune system: Glutathione peroxidase is an antioxidant in the immune system.
- Fertility: Selenium is important in male fertility, being necessary for testosterone biosynthesis and normal formation and development of sperm.
- Thyroid: contributes to its proper functioning.
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- What is the Recommended Dose of Selenium?
LEVANDER and MORRIS (1984) determined that the dietary selenium requirement to maintain a balance is 80 mcg for men and 57 mcg for women or 1 mcg/kg x body weight/day. In equilibrium, excretion equals ingestion. Is this balance requirement an ideal value? On the contrary, it is a minimum value, if the results of certain intervention studies CLARK (1996) are considered. A reduction in cancer incidence was observed at supplementation rates of 200 mcg of selenium per person per day.
Apparently, greater intake leads to greater excretion, this also implies an increase in selenium metabolism. Selenium metabolites are believed to play a role critical in cancer prevention (McKENZIE, 2002, p.245). the maximum dose of selenium intake (maximum long-term dose without adverse effects) declared by COMBS & COMBS (1986) was 775 mcg organically linked and 550 mcg of inorganic selenium per person per day. According to SPALLHOLZ (1990), adverse effects can be observed with the ingestion of doses greater than 400 mcg of Selenium per person per day may be observed. Therefore, taking into account the amount of selenium already present in the common diet and the application of a safety margin, it is concluded that selenium supplements should not be consumed in doses greater than 200 mcg per person per day.
- Suggestions for Use
- Sports Nutrition: energy shots/immune system, energy drinks, protein drink, protein bar, supplement post-workout, and more.
- Supplements: selenium capsules, Immune System Booster (HIV patients), nutritional dairy drink, gummies multivitamins and more;
- Beverage industry: juices, chocolate drinks, dairy drinks, just to name a few;
- Cosmetic industry: anti-aging creams, burn creams/gels, post-peeling creams, hair conditioners, revitalization scalp and more.
Suggested dose for ingestion: 200mg/day.
Cosmetic use: 5 - 20%.
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