Antioxidant Effect of Pumpkin Flower (Cucurbita maxima) in Chicken Patties.

ABSTRACT: In this work, the antioxidant effect of pumpkin flower powder was evaluated in chicken patties. For this purpose, three drying methods were proposed to obtain the pumpkin flower powder and preserve its properties (antioxidants, color, odor): foam-mat drying, freeze drying, and oven drying. The drying process of the powder plays an important role in the conservation of bioactive compounds. The foam-mat drying method would allow the preservation of these compounds after cooking and after cold storage due to encapsulation like mechanism of the added proteins. Thus, these powders were selected as the most adequate vehicle to incorporate in the formulation, since patties with these additives presented the better antioxidant scores for DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP even after 7 days of storage. In additi

SUBMITTER: Santos EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9368278 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature