Different effectiveness of two pastas supplemented with either lipophilic or hydrophilic/phenolic antioxidants in affecting serum as evaluated by the novel Antioxidant/Oxidant Balance approach
The new Antioxidant/Oxidant Balance (AOB) is presented for the first time. AOB simultaneously considers serum Antioxidant Capacity (AC) and oxidant level. AOB assesses very well serum antioxidant status while AC cannot do it. A lipophilic antioxidant-enriched pasta strongly improves serum AOB. Contrarily, a hydrophilic/phenolic antioxidant-enriched pasta is ineffective.