Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 44, Issue 12, Pages 2644-2652Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2009.02097.x
Keywords
Actinidia deliciosa; by-products; HPLC analysis; pectic polysaccharides; polyphenols
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- New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology [CO6X0405]
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P>The health benefits of fruits are attributable in part to their bioactive components such as phenolics and pectic polysaccharides. By-products derived from kiwifruit processing can be a good source of such bioactive compounds. Extracts were produced using different concentrations of ethanol in water (0%, 30%, 50%, 74% and 96% v/v) from by-products (skin, residue and pulp) of the green-fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward') juicing process. The amounts of phenolic compounds and uronic acid (UA) as well as the phenolic composition in each extract were determined. Results show that different by-products contained different concentrations of phenolics and pectic polysaccharides. Based on total phenolic contents, 96% v/v ethanol appeared to be the best extraction medium. The 30% or 74% ethanolic dilution was the second best medium for phenolic extraction from skin and pulp/residue, respectively. Water was a good medium for extracting satisfactory quantities of phenolics as well as the highest concentration of pectic polysaccharides. Phenolic profiling by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to detect individual phenolic compounds in an extract. Results using HPLC showed that alkali pre-treatment has improved the extraction efficiency of phenolics as a function of alkali concentration, fruit tissue type, extraction media, by-product preparation method, and class of polyphenols. As a result more efficient methods for both extraction and characterisation of polyphenols could be evaluated.
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