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Enzymatic extraction of carotenoids from plant material using two immiscible liquid phases
M Fidaleo1, R Lavecchia, E Marsili
1Istituto di Tecnologie Agroalimentari, Facoltà di Agraria, Università della Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
Abstract:
The kinetics of extraction of carotenoids from orange flavedo was investigated. Extraction was carried out using a mixture of degrading enzymes and an edible oil as the solvent. More than 70 microg of carotenoids per g of wet flavedo were extracted within the first 3-4 hours. The results obtained were interpreted by a simple kinetic model considering the unsteady mass transfer of carotenoids in the two-phase system.
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