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Extraction Efficiency of Hydrophilic and Lipophilic Antioxidants from Lyophilized Foods Using Pressurized Liquid Extraction and Manual Extraction
Author(s) -
Watanabe Jun,
Oki Tomoyuki,
Takebayashi Jun,
TakanoIshikawa Yuko
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/1750-3841.12570
Subject(s) - gallic acid , chemistry , oxygen radical absorbance capacity , chromatography , extraction (chemistry) , polyphenol , solvent , acetic acid , antioxidant , high performance liquid chromatography , dichloromethane , organic chemistry , dpph
The efficient extraction of antioxidants from food samples is necessary in order to accurately measure their antioxidant capacities. α‐Tocopherol and gallic acid were spiked into samples of 5 lyophilized and pulverized vegetables and fruits (onion, cabbage, Satsuma mandarin orange, pumpkin, and spinach). The lipophilic and hydrophilic antioxidants in the samples were sequentially extracted with a mixed solvent of n ‐hexane and dichloromethane, and then with acetic acid–acidified aqueous methanol. Duplicate samples were extracted: one set was extracted using an automated pressurized liquid extraction apparatus, and the other set was extracted manually. Spiked α‐tocopherol and gallic acid were recovered almost quantitatively in the extracted lipophilic and hydrophilic fractions, respectively, especially when pressurized liquid extraction was used. The expected increase in lipophilic oxygen radical absorbance capacity (L‐ORAC) due to spiking with α‐tocopherol, and the expected increase in 2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activities and total polyphenol content due to spiking with gallic acid, were all recovered in high yield. Relatively low recoveries, as reflected in the hydrophilic ORAC (H‐ORAC) value, were obtained following spiking with gallic acid, suggesting an interaction between gallic acid and endogenous antioxidants. The H‐ORAC values of gallic acid–spiked samples were almost the same as those of postadded (spiked) samples. These results clearly indicate that lipophilic and hydrophilic antioxidants are effectively extracted from lyophilized food, especially when pressurized liquid extraction is used.