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Juçara fruit (Euterpe Edulis Martius) valorization combining emergent extraction technologies and aqueous solutions of alkanediols

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Anthocyanins from juçara fruits were extracted by pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) or ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), using aqueous solutions of 1,2-alkanediols and glycerol ethers as biobased solvents. The PLE (100 bar, 13 min, 1 mL/min flow rate) in the optimal extraction conditions originated 23.1 mganthocyanins gdry biomass -1. On the other hand, the UAE was 10 min long, and the optimal conditions using 1,2-propanediol were 42.6 wt%, 160 W, and pH 7.0, leading to 50 mganthocyanins gdry biomass 􀀀1. Extractions at the UAE optimized conditions, with aqueous solutions of five different 1,2-alkanediols and three glycerol ethers were performed, and compared to water and ethanolic extracts. The biobased solvent solutions presented anthocyanin yields up to 33% higher than water, and were shown to be as efficient as ethanol/water, but generated extracts with higher antioxidant capacity. The anthocyanin-rich extract of juçara, obtained with 1,2-propanediol, was used in the production of a natural soap and incorporated into a cream, showing that the addition of the juçara extract resulted in an antioxidant capacity in both products.

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Pressurized liquid extraction Ultrasound-assisted extraction 1,2-alkanediols Glycerol ethers Anthocyanins Product formulation

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Soares, Bruna de Paula; Ferreira, Ana M.; Justi, Marina; Rodrigues, Luiz G.G.; Oliveira, José V.; Pinho, Simão; Coutinho, João A.P. (2023). Juçara fruit (Euterpe Edulis Martius) valorization combining emergent extraction technologies and aqueous solutions of alkanediols. Molecules. ISSN 1420-3049. 28:4, p. 1-22

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