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Enoki-Based Gel Helps Bind Cholesterol

Enoki-Based Gel Helps Bind Cholesterol

Enoki

What they found

An enoki chitin-glucan gel loaded with naringenin lowered lipids by binding cholesterol and bile salts.

An enoki chitin-glucan gel loaded with naringenin lowered lipids by binding cholesterol and bile salts.

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

Lab – chemical analysis

Lab – chemical analysis

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Flammulina velutipes

Flammulina velutipes

Compound

chitin-glucan, naringenin

chitin-glucan, naringenin

Published in

Food Chemistry

Food Chemistry

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Section

HEALTH & WELLNESS

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Cholesterol Control

Cholesterol Control

A chitin-glucan gel from the enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), loaded with the flavonoid naringenin, used a dual approach to lower lipids, physically binding cholesterol and bile salts while also influencing metabolic pathways.

A chitin-glucan gel from the enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), loaded with the flavonoid naringenin, used a dual approach to lower lipids, physically binding cholesterol and bile salts while also influencing metabolic pathways.

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