Optimizing vacuum drying process of polyphenols, flavanols and DPPH radical scavenging assay in pod husk and bean shell cocoa

Abstract The objective of this study was to optimize different vacuum drying conditions for cocoa pod husk and cocoa bean shell in order to enhance these by-products for commercial applications. To carry out the optimization, the response surface methodology was applied using a Box–Behnken experimen...

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Main Authors: Fernando Ramos-Escudero, Sandra Casimiro-Gonzales, María de la Luz Cádiz-Gurrea, Keidy Cancino Chávez, Jaime Basilio-Atencio, Elizabeth S. Ordoñez, Ana María Muñoz, Antonio Segura-Carretero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40815-0