Food database of N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamines, N-acylethanolamines and endocannabinoids and daily intake from a Western, a Mediterranean and a vegetarian diet
Laboratory studyOther animals
- Design
- Laboratory study
- Subjects
- 43 food products analysed; simulated daily intakes for three diet patterns
- Dose used in the study
- Not applicable; food contents were measured
- Duration
- Not stated in the abstract
- What was measured
- Contents of NAPEs, N-acylethanolamines (the family that includes palmitoylethanolamide) and endocannabinoids in foods, and simulated daily intake from Mediterranean, vegetarian and Western diets
What the authors reported
This laboratory study found:
- NAPEs and NAEs were more abundant in plant foods than animal foods (NAPEs 0 to 4032 versus 4 to 398 micrograms per g dry weight; NAEs 0 to 35 versus 0.1 to 0.7).
- Estimated NAE intake was 0.25 mg/day from a Mediterranean diet, 0.28 from a vegetarian diet and 0.08 from a Western diet.
- Endocannabinoid intake was higher from Western and Mediterranean diets.
Limits of this study
A food analysis with simulated intakes; no people were studied and NAE figures are for the whole family, not palmitoylethanolamide alone. Funding and conflicts not stated in the abstract.
Source
PubMed 31351254 · doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125218
Entry checked against the abstract on PubMed on 2026-09-22. The dose shown is the dose the researchers used. It is not a recommendation. How to read this page.