Bioactive Fractions Isolated from By-Products of the Guava (<i>Psidium guajava</i>) and Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.) Agri-Food Industry
Valorizing agri-food industrial waste is essential for a circular economy, yielding high-value products, waste reduction, technological solutions, employment opportunities, and enhanced food security. This work shows the valorization of seeds generated as residues from the agri-food industries of gu...
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author | Leidy J. Cerón-Martínez Andrés M. Hurtado-Benavides Alfredo Ayala-Aponte Liliana Serna-Cock Diego F. Tirado |
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description | Valorizing agri-food industrial waste is essential for a circular economy, yielding high-value products, waste reduction, technological solutions, employment opportunities, and enhanced food security. This work shows the valorization of seeds generated as residues from the agri-food industries of guava <i>pera</i> (<i>Psidium guajava</i>) and Tommy Atkins mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.), through extraction with supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO<sub>2</sub>). After the optimization of the initial solid condition of the raw material (i.e., particle size and moisture content), scCO<sub>2</sub> pressure and temperature were established through the response surface methodology (RSM) to obtain an oily extract with the highest content in bioactive compounds of commercial relevance, as well as with a high antioxidant capacity. The total amount of oily extract in guava and mango seeds was 14% and 9%, respectively, while the maximum recovery of supercritical extract was 95% from guava seeds at 38 MPa and 50 °C, and 88% from mango seeds at 37 MPa and 63 °C. Bioactive fractions rich in squalene, γ-tocopherol, α-tocopherol, campesterol, β-sitosterol, and stigmasterol were obtained. The best supercritical extraction conditions, in terms of the bioactive fractions richest in minor compounds, were at 17 MPa and 50 °C for guava seeds and at 23 MPa and 63 °C for mango seeds. At these conditions, the highest antioxidant capacities were also found for the extracts. Thus, these bioactive fractions could be used in a variety of products in the cosmetic, food, pharmaceutical, and medical activities due to the beneficial properties of the identified compounds in health as antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, and cholesterol reducers. |
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spelling | doaj.art-34de2778c56a4a20af7c7a961769cac72023-11-19T10:41:27ZengMDPI AGFluids2311-55212023-09-018925610.3390/fluids8090256Bioactive Fractions Isolated from By-Products of the Guava (<i>Psidium guajava</i>) and Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.) Agri-Food IndustryLeidy J. Cerón-Martínez0Andrés M. Hurtado-Benavides1Alfredo Ayala-Aponte2Liliana Serna-Cock3Diego F. Tirado4Facultad de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad de Nariño, Pasto 52001, Nariño, ColombiaFacultad de Ingeniería Agroindustrial, Universidad de Nariño, Pasto 52001, Nariño, ColombiaEscuela de Ingeniería de Alimentos, Universidad del Valle, Cali 760031, Valle del Cauca, ColombiaFacultad de Ingeniería y Administración, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Palmira, Palmira 763533, Valle del Cauca, ColombiaDirección Académica, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede de La Paz, La Paz 202017, Cesar, ColombiaValorizing agri-food industrial waste is essential for a circular economy, yielding high-value products, waste reduction, technological solutions, employment opportunities, and enhanced food security. This work shows the valorization of seeds generated as residues from the agri-food industries of guava <i>pera</i> (<i>Psidium guajava</i>) and Tommy Atkins mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.), through extraction with supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO<sub>2</sub>). After the optimization of the initial solid condition of the raw material (i.e., particle size and moisture content), scCO<sub>2</sub> pressure and temperature were established through the response surface methodology (RSM) to obtain an oily extract with the highest content in bioactive compounds of commercial relevance, as well as with a high antioxidant capacity. The total amount of oily extract in guava and mango seeds was 14% and 9%, respectively, while the maximum recovery of supercritical extract was 95% from guava seeds at 38 MPa and 50 °C, and 88% from mango seeds at 37 MPa and 63 °C. Bioactive fractions rich in squalene, γ-tocopherol, α-tocopherol, campesterol, β-sitosterol, and stigmasterol were obtained. The best supercritical extraction conditions, in terms of the bioactive fractions richest in minor compounds, were at 17 MPa and 50 °C for guava seeds and at 23 MPa and 63 °C for mango seeds. At these conditions, the highest antioxidant capacities were also found for the extracts. Thus, these bioactive fractions could be used in a variety of products in the cosmetic, food, pharmaceutical, and medical activities due to the beneficial properties of the identified compounds in health as antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, and cholesterol reducers.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/8/9/256circular economygreen engineeringsafer solventsupercritical CO<sub>2</sub>waste valorizationsustainability |
spellingShingle | Leidy J. Cerón-Martínez Andrés M. Hurtado-Benavides Alfredo Ayala-Aponte Liliana Serna-Cock Diego F. Tirado Bioactive Fractions Isolated from By-Products of the Guava (<i>Psidium guajava</i>) and Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.) Agri-Food Industry Fluids circular economy green engineering safer solvent supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> waste valorization sustainability |
title | Bioactive Fractions Isolated from By-Products of the Guava (<i>Psidium guajava</i>) and Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.) Agri-Food Industry |
title_full | Bioactive Fractions Isolated from By-Products of the Guava (<i>Psidium guajava</i>) and Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.) Agri-Food Industry |
title_fullStr | Bioactive Fractions Isolated from By-Products of the Guava (<i>Psidium guajava</i>) and Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.) Agri-Food Industry |
title_full_unstemmed | Bioactive Fractions Isolated from By-Products of the Guava (<i>Psidium guajava</i>) and Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.) Agri-Food Industry |
title_short | Bioactive Fractions Isolated from By-Products of the Guava (<i>Psidium guajava</i>) and Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.) Agri-Food Industry |
title_sort | bioactive fractions isolated from by products of the guava i psidium guajava i and mango i mangifera indica i l agri food industry |
topic | circular economy green engineering safer solvent supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> waste valorization sustainability |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/8/9/256 |
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