The OLEACIN® water solubility makes it suitable to both cosmeceutical preparation and nutraceuticals, where it could be used as it is or diluted with water, coffee or other drinks. The bioavailability of the product is promoted by its fluid form (1).
The antimicrobial activity of olive leaf extract make it of interest for food producers interested in natural preservatives(2).
OLEACIN® is an alcohol free olive leaf extract for industrial use. Rich in Oleacein and Oleuropein. Food supplement for the demanding consumer. It is available in several standardized concentrations of Oleacein (hydroxy-oleocanthal) and Oleuropein, both in powder and in fluid form
Both Oleacein and Oleuropein are natural food preservative agents, but Oleacein possess the strongest antimicrobial activity even compared with Hydroxytyrosol. (10)
In its fluid form, OLEACIN® is a pasteurized viscous-fluid product, its taste is typical and, considering the high polyphenols concentration, not particularly bitter. This allows to use it in many formulations without altering significatively the taste of the final product.
In powder form, the product is available, for industrial use, in 1 kg bag in box (one master carton contains 5 bags), the fluid form is available in 1 L glass jar or 3 L bag in box
Oleacein
Oleacein is a secoiridoid (a subclass of iridoids resulting by the breaking of a bond on cyclopentane ring), one of the main “polyphenols” presents in extra virgin olive oil. Secoiridoids are a group of compounds present in the Oleacee family and in particular in olive trees (Olea europaea).
His molecular formula is: C17H20O6 and it has a molecular weight of 320.3 g/mol
Oleacein derives from oleuropein, where the intermediate compound “oleuropein aglycone” takes the more “stable” form of decarboxymethyl elenolic acid dialdehyde esterified with Hydroxytyrosol. It is a a compound more effective than oleuropein itself.(3)
In vitro tests showed antinflammatory, antiatherosclerotic and antihypertensive properties of Oleacein, this last one by the inihibition of the angiotensin conversion enzyme, moreover, Oleacein is an inhibitor of the mammalian/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), an important metabolism and cellular growth regulation mechanism related to lifespan and aging.(5)(9)
New data, that are being accumulating, indicates Oleacein as the main responsible of the positive effects of olive oil on cardiovascular system.(4) Oleacein results, also, to be an inhibitor of MTOR pathway, an important methabolism and cellular growth regulation mechanism.(5)
Oleacein is mainly absorbed and enters the human systemic circulation in reduced forms as glucuronides, but it appears that it is released from glucuronides by the lysosomal Beta glucuronidase secreted by inflammatory macrophages at the site of inflammatory activity.(6)(7)
Oleuropein
Oleuropein is a secoiridoid and is the main “polyphenol” present in olive leaves. It is also contained in the olive fruit where it confers the typical bitter taste. This bitter taste is removed by the table olives during the oleuropein degradation derived from the lactic fermentation or by sodium hydroxide treatment.
Oleuropein is not particularly abundant in extra virgin olive oil, where is substituted by oleacein and oleuropein aglycone.
His molecular formula is: C25H32O13 and it has a molecular weight of 540.5 g/mol
Oleuropein has been object of many studies, in vitro test, and tests on human volunteers.
The antioxidant properties are connected with its chemical structure, containing an orthodiphenolic group able to demolish the reactive oxygen species (ROS) by hydrogen donation.(8) The Oleuropein antinflammatory properties are related to its ability to inhibit the production of cytokines and chemokines as the interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) and interleukin 6 (IL-6).(7)
Analytical controls on the product:
OLEACIN® is subjected to several analysis, in order to ensure the quality of the product. In particular:
- Microbiological analysis
- Pesticide analysis
- Heavy metals analysis
- Aw analysis
Every batch of OLEACIN® is analyzed by HPLC-MS/MS for the quantification of Oleuropein and Oleacein.
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