Food Ingredients Derived from Lemongrass Byproduct Hydrodistillation: Essential Oil, Hydrolate, and Decoction

Food Ingredients Derived from Lemongrass Byproduct Hydrodistillation: Essential Oil, Hydrolate, and Decoction

Essential oil (EO), hydrolate, and nondistilled aqueous phase (decoction) obtained from the hydrodistillation of lemongrass byproducts were studied in terms of their potential as food ingredients under a circular economy. The EO (0.21%, dry weight basis) was composed mainly of monoterpenoids (61%),...

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Main Authors: Luís Rodrigues, Elisabete Coelho, Renata Madeira, Pedro Teixeira, Isabel Henriques, Manuel A. Coimbra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
<i>Cymbopogon citratus</i>
aromatic plants
antioxidant activity
citral
antimicrobial activity
polysaccharides
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/8/2493

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