Tier 4 — mechanistic

Cereal foods are the major source of betaine in the Western diet--analysis of betaine and free choline in cereal foods and updated assessments of betaine intake

Alastair B Ross, Alicia Zangger, Seu Ping Guiraud
Food chemistry 2014 145:859-865

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PubMed
PMID 24128557
DOI
10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.08.122
Funding
Funding was not specified in the indexed record or accessible funding metadata.
Competing interests
A competing-interest declaration was not available in the indexed record or accessible disclosure metadata.

Study snapshot

DesignFood-composition and intake analysis
ModelFood, milk or laboratory samples
SampleCommercial cereal foods and food-intake estimates
InterventionBetaine and free choline in cereal products
DurationCross-sectional food analysis
EndpointsCereal betaine; Estimated dietary intake

What the study showed, in plain terms

Published in 2014, this source examined food sources, absorption and nutrient metabolism. It examined Betaine and free choline in cereal products. The source describes Commercial cereal foods and food-intake estimates.

Whole-grain wheat fractions and quinoa were notable betaine sources. Cereals contributed a large share of estimated dietary betaine in Western diets.

Food composition and estimated intake vary by population; the study did not test supplement efficacy.

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Key findings

  • Whole-grain wheat fractions and quinoa were notable betaine sources.
  • Cereals contributed a large share of estimated dietary betaine in Western diets.
  • The recorded outcome domains were Cereal betaine; Estimated dietary intake.

What this study can and cannot tell us

  • Food composition and estimated intake vary by population; the study did not test supplement efficacy.
  • Source basis: Indexed abstract and bibliographic data. Missing method details, funding information or participant denominators are not inferred.

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