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FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 36, Issue 4, Pages 631-637Publisher
SOC BRASILEIRA CIENCIA TECNOLOGIA ALIMENTOS
DOI: 10.1590/1678-457X.11216
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fructans; agave; extraction yield; optimization; response surface methodology
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Agave tequilana Weber azul variety is a valuable source of fructans. In this study, a response surface methodology was employed to optimize the extraction yield of fructans from agave pines. A Box Behnken factorial design was applied to evaluate the effects of several conditions such as extraction temperature, water raw material ratio and extraction time on extraction yield. Under the optimum extraction conditions (extraction temperature of 79.1 degrees C, water raw material ratio of 5.13 mL/g, and extraction time of 1.48 h) fructans extraction yield was 83.12%. The chromatographic profile of the agave crude extract presented four peaks, out of which fructans were the most preponderant (similar to 7%). The obtained results suggest that the response surface methodology is adequate to optimize fructans extraction from Agave tequilana Weber azul variety.
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