Comparison and optimization of conventional and ultrasound-assisted solvent extraction for synthetization of lemongrass (Cymbopogon)-infused cooking oil.

ABSTRACT: The lemongrass plant, which is widely cultivated in Asia, Australia, and Africa, has been reported to have many significant health benefits such as antimicrobial, insecticide, anticancer, fight fever, and disinfection. Therefore, it is an added benefit to have lemongrass compounds in cooking oil. This study was aimed to compare the conventional (CSE), and ultrasound-assisted solvent extraction (UASE) for citral compounds from lemongrass (Cymbopogon) leaves and to optimize the best extraction method using the response surface methodology (RSM) and ANOVA. RSM design of experiments using three types of cooking oils; palm oil, sunflower oil, and corn oil. The effect of three independent variables, which are temperature (48.2-81.8°C), extraction time (4.8-55.2 min), and solvent to leaves

SUBMITTER: Lim SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8116846 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature