Production of a rich-carotenoid colorant from pumpkin peels using oil-in-water emulsion followed by spray drying.

Autor: Lima PM; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, CEP 13635-900 Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: priscillamagalhaes.lima@usp.br., Dacanal GC; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, CEP 13635-900 Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil., Pinho LS; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, CEP 13635-900 Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil., Pérez-Córdoba LJ; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, CEP 13635-900 Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil., Thomazini M; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, CEP 13635-900 Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil., Moraes ICF; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, CEP 13635-900 Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil., Favaro-Trindade CS; Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, CEP 13635-900 Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) [Food Res Int] 2021 Oct; Vol. 148, pp. 110627. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 22.
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110627
Abstrakt: Peels and seeds are byproducts generated during the processing of fruits and vegetables that have been cut off or rejected in the food industry. Pumpkin peels are an example of products that provide valuable nutritional aspects but that have low commercial value. This work aimed at recovering carotenoids from pumpkin peels to produce valuable powders. The pumpkin peel flour was obtained from convective drying and milling processes. Liquid-solid extraction produced the ethanol raw extract with a high carotenoid content. Carotenoid extract and Arabic gum suspensions were mixed in proportions of 1:2, 1:3, or 1:4 w/w. Emulsions produced via Ultra-Turrax (UT) and Ultra-Turrax plus high pressure (UTHP) were evaluated and spray dried. The particles carotenoid concentrations varied from 159.1 to 304.6 µg/g and from 104.3 to 346.2 µg/g for samples primarily produced via UT and UTHP, respectively. UTHP 1:3 particles showed the lowest degradation of carotenoids during 90 days of storage, with a retention index of 79%. The homogenization and spray drying techniques were proven to be suitable steps to preserve the carotenoids recovered from the byproduct studied. Microparticles can be used as a natural dye with potential use in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.
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Databáze: MEDLINE