About the Authors

Keith Hellen Dias da Silva Lira

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources

Affiliation Nutrition Postgraduate Program, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil

Thaís Souza Passos

Roles Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Nutrition, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil

Heryka Myrna Maia Ramalho

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation

Affiliation Biotechnology Postgraduate Program, Health Science, Potiguar University, Natal, RN, Brazil

Karla Danielly da Silva Ribeiro Rodrigues

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliations Nutrition Postgraduate Program, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil, Department of Nutrition, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil

Érica de Andrade Vieira

Roles Methodology, Resources, Software

Affiliation Food Science and Technology Postgraduate Program, Technology Center, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil

Angela Maria Tribuzy de Magalhães Cordeiro

Roles Methodology, Software

Affiliation Food Science and Technology Postgraduate Program, Technology Center, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil

Bruna Leal Lima Maciel

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Nutrition Postgraduate Program, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil, Department of Nutrition, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil

Karla Suzanne Florentino da Silva Chaves Damasceno

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Software

Affiliations Nutrition Postgraduate Program, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil, Department of Nutrition, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil

Francisco Canindé de Sousa Júnior

Roles Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Nutrition Postgraduate Program, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil, Department of Pharmacy, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil

Cristiane Fernandes de Assis

Roles Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft

cristianeassis@hotmail.com

Affiliations Nutrition Postgraduate Program, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil, Department of Pharmacy, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors want to thank by Plantus LTDA (Nísia Floresta, Brazil) for providing the quinoa oil utilized to conduct this research. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.