Affiliation:
1. Postgraduate Program in Food Science and Technology , Centre of Agricultural and Engineering Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo , zip code: 29500-000 , Alegre ES , Brazil
Abstract
Abstract
Bagasse, peels and seeds from fruits are usually discarded as byproducts. However, these byproducts contain high levels of bioactive compounds. The objective of this study was to microencapsulate bioactive compounds from acerola byproducts by spray drying (SD) and freeze-drying (FD) using maltodextrin (MD), gum arabic (GA), and whey protein isolate (WPI) as carrier agents and then evaluate their stability in a gelatin food-model system. Moisture, solubility, and hygroscopicity of the powders were 5.02–10.05 %, 78.83–92 %, and 7.64–14.76 %, respectively. The best method for obtaining phenolic compounds and flavonoids was SD/GA, which yielded 1855.11 mg GAE/100 g and 289.38 μg/g of quercetin. The best method for obtaining anthocyanins was FD/GA, which yielded 33.85 mg of cy-3-glu/100 g. Powder dried by SD/MD could be used as a natural dye. Our results show that acerola byproducts has potential for reuse, and microencapsulation is a good technique for generating stable extracts.
Funder
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e Inovação do EspÃ-rito Santo
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃ-fico e Tecnológico
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de NÃ-vel Superior