Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 377, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132040
Keywords
Apocarotenoids; Crocetin; Crocins; Crocus sativus; Lamellar solids; Saffron
Funding
- University G. D'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara
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Four synthetic clays were found to selectively retain crocetin from saffron powder aqueous solutions, demonstrating its chemical stabilization over time. The established method provides a means to extract pure crocetin for potential applications in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries.
To date there are no methods in the literature leading to crocetin selective concentration from saffron powder aqueous solutions. To this aim, we decided to test the performance of its heterogeneous extraction by means of a panel of 21 synthetic clays, 4 of which demonstrated to selectively retain crocetin in the solid phase after hydrolysis of its digentiobyosil ester (crocin) (and its isomers) and to its chemical stabilization (e.g., oxidation) over time. The best adsorption yield was obtained with zinc hydroxy chloride (66.18 +/- 0.06 mu g/g dry powder). This phenomenon was assessed by HPLC-DAD analyses after desorption of crocetin from the respective support and assessing its degradation along a period of 30 days. The method we established could represent a good mean to provide pure crocetin from saffron powder, preserving in the meantime its chemical properties for a concrete future exploitation for food pharmaceutical, and cosmetic purposes.
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