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Integral Extraction of Opuntia ficus-indica Peel Bioproducts via Microwave-Assisted Hydrodiffusion and Hydrodistillation
- Source :
- ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering 7 (2019): 7884–7891. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00502, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Ciriminna, Rosaria; Fidalgo, Alexandra; Avellone, Giuseppe; Danzì, Carmelo; Timpanaro, Giuseppe; Locatelli, Mattia; Carnaroglio, Diego; Meneguzzo, Francesco; Ilharco, Laura M.; Pagliaro, Mario/titolo:Integral Extraction of Opuntia ficus-indica Peel Bioproducts via Microwave-Assisted Hydrodiffusion and Hydrodistillation/doi:10.1021%2Facssuschemeng.9b00502/rivista:ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering/anno:2019/pagina_da:7884/pagina_a:7891/intervallo_pagine:7884–7891/volume:7
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, Stati Uniti d'America, 2019.
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Abstract
- The microwave-assisted hydrodiffusion extraction process affords high quality pectin and betanin from the peel of red and green Opuntia ficus-indica fruits under mild conditions. An aqueous mixture of valued bioproducts is readily obtained from the fruit peel cell water itself, without any water addition. The integral extract can be used as such to formulate nutraceutical beverages and products or, upon straightforward separation, to isolate pectin and betanin devoid of chemical contaminants suitable as ingredients for products ranging from food and beverage to cosmetic and pharmaceutical sectors. Betanin shows exceptional stability thanks to the high amounts of antioxidant polyphenols in the extract. Here, we describe the simple extraction process and present spectroscopic characterization of the extracts from red and green Opuntia ficus-indica peel.
- Subjects :
- food.ingredient
Pectin
Settore CHIM/10 - Chimica Degli Alimenti
General Chemical Engineering
Opuntia ficus
02 engineering and technology
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
Microwave assisted
Betanin
chemistry.chemical_compound
food
Bioproducts
Environmental Chemistry
Chemical Engineering (all)
Renewable Energy
Food science
Sustainability and the Environment
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Chemistry
Chemistry (all)
Extraction (chemistry)
Prickly pear
Opuntia
General Chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
0104 chemical sciences
Anti-inflammatory
Antioxidant
Biophenol
0210 nano-technology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering 7 (2019): 7884–7891. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00502, info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Ciriminna, Rosaria; Fidalgo, Alexandra; Avellone, Giuseppe; Danzì, Carmelo; Timpanaro, Giuseppe; Locatelli, Mattia; Carnaroglio, Diego; Meneguzzo, Francesco; Ilharco, Laura M.; Pagliaro, Mario/titolo:Integral Extraction of Opuntia ficus-indica Peel Bioproducts via Microwave-Assisted Hydrodiffusion and Hydrodistillation/doi:10.1021%2Facssuschemeng.9b00502/rivista:ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering/anno:2019/pagina_da:7884/pagina_a:7891/intervallo_pagine:7884–7891/volume:7
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....22952a17deea15c494580fa7fb45c2ec