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Recovery of bioactive compounds from walnut ( Juglans regia L.) green husk by supercritical carbon dioxide extraction
Author(s) -
Romano Raffaele,
Aiello Alessandra,
Meca Giuseppe,
De Luca Lucia,
Pizzolongo Fabiana,
Masi Paolo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of food science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1365-2621
pISSN - 0950-5423
DOI - 10.1111/ijfs.15161
Subject(s) - juglans , chemistry , husk , supercritical carbon dioxide , juglone , extraction (chemistry) , supercritical fluid extraction , polyphenol , supercritical fluid , food science , ethanol , methanol , antioxidant , solvent , chromatography , organic chemistry , nuclear chemistry , botany , biochemistry , biology
Summary In this work, the use of supercritical carbon dioxide, a nontoxic solvent, was proposed to extract bioactive compounds from Juglans regia L. green husk and was compared to other traditional techniques based on solvents such as ethanol, methanol and water. Supercritical CO 2 was combined with ethanol as an organic modifier at a rate of 20% of the total flow to achieve greater extraction of polar compounds. The extracts were characterised in terms of extraction yields, antioxidant activity, total polyphenol content, phenolic acids, juglone, volatile organic compounds and antifungal activity. The results showed that the extracts obtained with supercritical CO 2 were rich in polyphenols (10750 mg GAE/100 g) and juglone (1192 mg/100 g) and exerted high antioxidant activity and antifungal activity compared with the tested fungi. Walnut green husk is not just a food industry waste but also an important economic source of bioactive compounds that could be used for food active packaging.