Extraction of tomato by-products’ bioactive compounds using ohmic technology

• Published in: Food and bioproducts processing Vol. 117; no. C; pp. 329 - 339
• Main Authors: Coelho, Marta, Pereira, Ricardo, Rodrigues, António S., Teixeira, José A., Pintado, Manuela E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rugby Elsevier Science Ltd 01.09.2019; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aquaculture; Aquaculture enterprises; Bioactive compounds; bioactive properties; Biological activity; By-products; Byproducts; Carotenoids; Chemical compounds; dyes; Economic conditions; Economics; electric field; Electric fields; Ethanol; Extraction processes; food industry; Lycopene; Nonthermal effects; ohmic heating; Organic solvents; permeability; Polyphenols; Rutin; Seeds; Solvents; Technology; Technology utilization; Temperature effects; Tomatoes

Tomato peels and seeds are the main by-products of the tomato industry and represent an interesting source of bioactive compounds (BC) including carotenoids, which can be then used as colorant to commercial aquaculture. The aim of the present work was to optimize the extraction of BC from tomato by-...