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  • Food Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Natural Product Chemistry

Background:

  • Pectin, a polysaccharide found in citrus peels, is widely used in the food industry.
  • Understanding the structural and functional properties of citrus pectins is crucial for optimizing their applications.
  • Citrus sinensis (blood orange) and Citrus aurantium (bitter orange) are potential sources of novel pectin structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the structure and identify the main functional compounds of pectins from blood orange and bitter orange.
  • To characterize IntegroPectin, a novel citrus pectin, focusing on its composition and properties.
  • To compare the characteristics of pectin extracted from Citrus sinensis versus Citrus aurantium.

Main Methods:

  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DRIFT) for structural analysis.
  • High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-MS) for compound identification.
  • Solid-Phase Microextraction-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (SPME-GC/MS) for volatile compound analysis.
  • Hydrodynamic cavitation for pectin extraction.

Main Results:

  • IntegroPectin samples from both citrus types are rich in RG-I hairy regions functionalized with citrus biophenols, including flavonoids and terpenes.
  • Bitter orange IntegroPectin is a high methoxyl pectin, uniquely extracted via hydrodynamic cavitation.
  • Red orange IntegroPectin is a low methoxyl pectin.
  • Citrus aurantium IntegroPectin exhibits a high concentration of adsorbed flavonoids, notably hesperidin, naringin, and eriocitrin.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully characterized novel citrus pectins (IntegroPectin) from blood and bitter oranges.
  • The findings highlight distinct pectin types (high vs. low methoxyl) and unique flavonoid profiles associated with each citrus source.
  • Hydrodynamic cavitation is presented as an effective method for extracting high methoxyl pectin from bitter orange peel.