Subcritical water extraction of natural products

Y Cheng, F Xue, S Yu, S Du, Y Yang - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Subcritical water refers to high-temperature and high-pressure water. A unique and useful
characteristic of subcritical water is that its polarity can be dramatically decreased with …

Cocoa bean shell—a by-product with nutritional properties and biofunctional potential

O Rojo-Poveda, L Barbosa-Pereira, G Zeppa… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cocoa bean shells (CBS) are one of the main by-products from the transformation of cocoa
beans, representing 10%‒17% of the total cocoa bean weight. Hence, their disposal could …

Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction of cocoa bean shell waste and evaluation of its antioxidant, physicochemical and functional properties

AC Mellinas, A Jiménez, MC Garrigós - Lwt, 2020 - Elsevier
Cocoa bean shell (CBS) waste is obtained in large amounts in chocolate production. In this
work, microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) of CBS was used and experimental parameters …

Process intensification technologies for the recovery of valuable compounds from cocoa by-products

F Mariatti, V Gunjević, L Boffa, G Cravotto - Innovative Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ever-growing cocoa-product market has driven the cocoa industry to massive levels of
production, thus causing excessive waste and by-product generation. Cocoa bean shells …

Ghanaian Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) Bean Shells Coproducts: Effect of Particle Size on Chemical Composition, Bioactive Compound Content and Antioxidant …

C Botella-Martínez, R Lucas-Gonzalez… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The worldwide cocoa bean shell (CBS) generation is estimated at around 900,000 tons. In
their composition, this coproduct showed several bioactive compounds like methylxanthines …

Bioactive compounds from cocoa husk: Extraction, analysis and applications in food production chain

T Belwal, C Cravotto, S Ramola, M Thakur, F Chemat… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cocoa husk is considered a waste product after cocoa processing and creates
environmental issues. These waste products are rich in polyphenols, methylxanthine, dietary …

Valorization of banana and red beetroot peels: Determination of basic macrocomponent composition, application of novel extraction methodology and assessment of …

D Šeremet, K Durgo, S Jokić, A Huđek… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The nutritional and bioactive content of banana and red beetroot peels was investigated.
The basic macrocomponent composition was determined using standard AOAC …

Subcritical water extraction and microwave-assisted extraction applied for the recovery of bioactive components from Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius Mill.)

LGG Rodrigues, S Mazzutti, I Siddique… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chaya is a neglected, fast-growing and drought-resistant shrub, mostly cultivated in
Mesoamerica as vegetable and medicinal plant. The increasing demand for safe products …

Phytochemicals from the cocoa shell modulate mitochondrial function, lipid and glucose metabolism in hepatocytes via activation of FGF21/ERK, AKT, and mTOR …

M Rebollo-Hernanz, Y Aguilera, MA Martin-Cabrejas… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The cocoa shell is a by-product that may be revalorized as a source of bioactive compounds
to prevent chronic cardiometabolic diseases. This study aimed to investigate the …

Cocoa by‐products

KHN Figueroa, NVM García… - Food wastes and by …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cocoa is one of the most important agricultural products worldwide. The International Cocoa
Organization (ICCO) estimated the global cocoa beans production at 4638 thousand tons for …