Characterization of spray-dried Gac aril extract and estimated shelf life of β-carotene and lycopene

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fresh Gac (Momordica cochinchinensis) fruit is rich in carotenoids, mainly β-carotene and lycopene, but these compounds are sensitive to degradation. Spray drying is used to encapsulate the sensitive β-carotene and lycopene with different materials. Only a few reports of using highly branched cyclodextrin (HBCD) have been published. Additionally, studies of β-carotene and lycopene losses in Gac powders during storage are limited. Therefore, the encapsulation of β-carotene and lycopene of Gac aril with HBCD by spray drying at different inlet temperatures were compared. The shelf life of β-carotene and lycopene during storage was also calculated.

Methods

The fresh Gac aril was separated and kept frozen before the experiment. Gac aril and water (1:5 w/v) were cent

SUBMITTER: Thumthanaruk B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8000464 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature