Albanese, L.; Bonetti, A.; D’Acqui, L. P.; Meneguzzo, F.; Zabini, F. Affordable Production of Antioxidant Aqueous Solutions by Hydrodynamic Cavitation Processing of Silver Fir (Abies Alba Mill.) Needles. Foods 2019, 8, 65, doi:10.3390/foods8020065.
Albanese, L.; Bonetti, A.; D’Acqui, L. P.; Meneguzzo, F.; Zabini, F. Affordable Production of Antioxidant Aqueous Solutions by Hydrodynamic Cavitation Processing of Silver Fir (Abies Alba Mill.) Needles. Foods 2019, 8, 65, doi:10.3390/foods8020065.
Albanese, L.; Bonetti, A.; D’Acqui, L. P.; Meneguzzo, F.; Zabini, F. Affordable Production of Antioxidant Aqueous Solutions by Hydrodynamic Cavitation Processing of Silver Fir (Abies Alba Mill.) Needles. Foods 2019, 8, 65, doi:10.3390/foods8020065.
Albanese, L.; Bonetti, A.; D’Acqui, L. P.; Meneguzzo, F.; Zabini, F. Affordable Production of Antioxidant Aqueous Solutions by Hydrodynamic Cavitation Processing of Silver Fir (Abies Alba Mill.) Needles. Foods 2019, 8, 65, doi:10.3390/foods8020065.
Abstract
Extracts from parts of coniferous trees have received increased interest due to their valuable bioactive compounds and properties, useful for plenty of experimental and consolidated applications, in fields comprising nutraceutics, cosmetics, pharmacology, food preservation, and stimulation of plant growth. However, the variability of the bioactive properties, the complexity of the extraction methods, and the use of potentially harmful synthetic chemicals, still represent an obstacle to the spreading of such valuable natural compounds. Hydrodynamic cavitation is emerging as a promising innovative technique for the extraction of precious food components and by-products from waste raw material of the agro-food production chain, which can improve processing efficiency, reduce resource consumption, and produce healthy, high-quality products. In this study, a process based on controlled hydrodynamic cavitation was applied for the first time to the production of aqueous solutions of silver fir (Abies Alba Mill.) needles with enhanced antioxidant activity. The observed levels of the in vitro antioxidant activity, comparable or higher than those found for reference substances, pure extracts, and other water extracts and beverages, highlight the very good potential of the HC process for the creation of solvent-free, aqueous solutions endowed with bioactive compounds extracted from silver fir needles.
Keywords
Abies Alba Mill.; antioxidant activity; coniferous trees; essential oils; flavonoids; food preservation; green extraction; hydrodynamic cavitation; nutraceutics; polyphenols
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Biology and Biotechnology
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