Bioavailability of Carotenoids Present in Mamey Sapote (Pouteria Sapota (Jacq.) H. E. Moore & Stearn) Fruit

The goal of the study is to determine if mamey sapote fruit, rich in rare potentially provitamin A keto-carotenoids, is a good source of vitamin A in humans. Furthermore, it will help to compare the absorption of carotenoids between the fruit versus a "matrix-free" formulation.

The objective will be accomplished by quantitation of the immediate post-prandial plasma concentrations of parent carotenoids and vitamin A metabolites from participants consuming a meal consisting of a mamey sapote fruit smoothie or a shake containing mamey sapote encapsulated carotenoids.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Biological Availability
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Fruit Smoothie; Other: Matrix-Free Shake

Detailed Description

The present study seeks to obtain a better understanding of the bioavailability and metabolism of the exceptional keto-carotenoids, sapotexanthin and cryptocapsin from mamey sapote fruit in humans. For this purpose, the absorption of such carotenoids after the consumption of fresh mamey sapote fruit and a "matrix-free" water-dispersible formulation containing isolated mamey sapote carotenoids will be compared.

The participants of the study will be healthy, non-pregnant, non-smoking adults aged 18-65. Prior to the study, the people who wants to participate in the study will have an education session where the coordinator explains the study in detail and discusses which foods and supplements need to be avoided during the study. They will give their consent to participate in the study, will be screened for body height/weight (BMI) and will complete a health questionnaire. Afterward, if they fit the necessary health criteria for the study, they will be enrolled as a participant and an appointment will be made for their post-prandial visit to the School of Medicine (University of Costa Rica).

The participants will refrain from consuming products containing high levels of carotenoids (β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein, and zeaxanthin) for 10 days prior to the first day of treatment until the end of the study ("washout"). They will receive a list of foods and supplements to avoid. They will record their actual daily consumption of carotenoid-containing foods on the list of foods to avoid. The record will allow determining whether participants are remaining compliant and avoiding carotenoid-containing foods.

For the post-prandial visit, a blood sample will be taken at hour 0 (baseline sample) and then the corresponding test meal (fruit smoothie or matrix-free shake) will be administered to the participants. Subsequent blood sampling will be carried out at 2,4,5,6,8 and 9.5 h after the meal is consumed. A carotenoid-free lunch will be provided at 4.5 hours. Afterward, the triglyceride-rich fraction (TRL) will be isolated from the plasma samples and the concentration of carotenoids and retinyl esters determined. The values obtained will be used to determine the mean value of the Area Under the Curve (AUC) through time to compare the absorption between the two meals provided.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 13
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Costa Rica
  • San Pedro De Montes De Oca
    • San José, San Pedro De Montes De Oca, Costa Rica
      • University of Costa Rica
• Germany
  • Stuttgart, Germany
    • University of Hohenheim

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy adult men and women with a BMI 17 to 30
• Aged 18-65 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

• lactating, pregnant, or planned to be pregnant
• smokers/those who use tobacco products
• metabolic or malabsorption disorders
• with history of cancer
• with history of liver insufficiency or other gastro-intestinal diseases
• with history of chronic diseases related to lipid metabolism
• obesity

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Fruit Smoothie; Post-prandial study feeding 155-200 g mamey sapote mesocarp, 6 g of soybean oil , crushed ice and 150-200 g of water to reach a total volume of 450 mL. (845 µg sapotexanthin, 1.21-1.51 mg cryptocapsin).	Other: Fruit Smoothie; Fruit Smoothie with 150-200 g mamey sapote fruit
Active Comparator: Matrix-Free Shake; Post-prandial study feeding 2 g of carotenoid powder formula (845 µg sapotexanthin, 1.21-1.51 mg cryptocapsin), 37.5 g of sugar, 75 µg of citric acid, 6 g of soybean oil emulsified into 300 g of water using 3 g of soy lecithin as well as ca. 100 g of crushed ice, yielding a shake volume of 450 mL.	Other: Matrix-Free Shake; Shake containing mamey sapote extracted carotenoids (2 g, 845 µg sapotexanthin and 1.21-1.51 mg cryptocapsin

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in carotenoid concentration in blood plasma over 9.5 h after meal consumption	An area under the curve for concentration of carotenoids (from triglyceride-rich lipoprotein (TRL) fraction of plasma) will be obtained by using carotenoid concentrations from hours 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9.5 over time to quantify absorption after subjects consume a meal consisting of a mamey sapote fruit smoothie or a "matrix-free" carotenoid-rich shake.	7 post-prandial blood samples over 9.5 hours including baseline
Change in retinyl esters concentration in blood plasma over 9.5 h after meal consumption	An area under the curve for concentration of retinyl esters (from triglyceride-rich lipoprotein (TRL) fraction of plasma) will be obtained by using retinyl esters concentrations from hours 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9.5 over time to quantify conversion of carotenoids to retinyl esters after subjects consume a meal consisting of a mamey sapote fruit smoothie or a "matrix-free" carotenoid-rich shake.	7 post-prandial blood samples over 9.5 hours including baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Hohenheim
• Collaborators: Universidad de Costa Rica
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Patricia Esquivel, Ph.D, Universidad de Costa Rica; Principal Investigator: Silvia Quesada, Universidad de Costa Rica

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 1, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 13, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): March 13, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 12, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): March 14, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 14, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 12, 2019
• Last Verified: March 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Vitamin A; Ketocarotenoids; Mamey sapote; Sapotexanthin; Cryptocapsin
• Other Study ID Numbers: Sapote2017

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No