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Valued Bioproducts from Waste Opuntia ficus-indica Peel via Microwave-Assisted Hydrodiffusion and Hydrodistillation

Rosaria Ciriminna
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Carmelo Danzì
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Giuseppe Timpanaro
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Mattia Locatelli
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Diego Carnaroglio
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Alexandra Fidalgo
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Antonino Scurria
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Giuseppe Avellone
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Laura M. Ilharco
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Mario Pagliaro
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Version 1 : Received: 21 October 2017 / Approved: 23 October 2017 / Online: 23 October 2017 (03:57:04 CEST)

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Ciriminna, R.; Fidalgo, A.; Avellone, G.; Danzì, C.; Timpanaro, G.; Locatelli, M.; Carnaroglio, D.; Meneguzzo, F.; Ilharco, L. M.; Pagliaro, M. Integral Extraction of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Peel Bioproducts via Microwave-Assisted Hydrodiffusion and Hydrodistillation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2019, 7, 7884–7891. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00502. Ciriminna, R.; Fidalgo, A.; Avellone, G.; Danzì, C.; Timpanaro, G.; Locatelli, M.; Carnaroglio, D.; Meneguzzo, F.; Ilharco, L. M.; Pagliaro, M. Integral Extraction of Opuntia Ficus-Indica Peel Bioproducts via Microwave-Assisted Hydrodiffusion and Hydrodistillation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2019, 7, 7884–7891. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00502.

Abstract

The integral extraction via microwave-assisted hydrodiffusion and hydrodistillation of water-soluble bioproducts contained in the peel of Opuntia ficus-indica white and red cultivars harvested in Sicily, affords red and stable aqueous extracts mostly containing valued betanin, pectin and biophenols. Potentially useful as nutraceutical products, these aqueous extracts are a source of valued ingredients in high demand for a number of important food, cosmetic, beverage and nutraceutical applications.

Keywords

Opuntia ficus-indica; nutraceutical; betanin; pectin; natural colorant

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Food Chemistry

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