PROCESO PARA OBTENER EXTRACTOS PARCIALMENTE PURIFICADOS DE COMPUESTOS ANTIOXIDANTES DE FRUTAS DE LA PALMERA DEL GENERO EUTERPE

• Main Authors: MOURA, FABIO GOMES, SARUBI NETO, BRAZ VIANA, ROGEZ, HERVE LOUIS GHISLAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: Spanish
• Published: 24.11.2013
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

REFERIDO A UN PROCESO PARA OBTENER EXTRACTOS PARCIALMENTE PURIFICADOS DE COMPUESTOS ANTIOXIDANTES A PARTIR DE FRUTAS DE LA PALMERA DEL GENERO EUTERPE, QUE SE CARACTERIZA PORQUE COMPRENDE LOS SIGUIENTES PASOS: A) COSECHAR LA FRUTA DE LA PALMERA; B) PRESERVAR DICHA FRUTA A UNA TEMPERATURA DE 0° A 10 °C; C) LAVAR DICHA FRUTA CON AGUA TRATADA; D) REALIZAR LA EXTRACCION ACUOSO SOLIDO-LIQUIDO DE DICHAS FRUTAS; Y E) HACER LA SEPARACION DE FASE DE DICHO EXTRACTO. EL EXTRACTO O POLVO OBTENIDO DESPUES DEL DESECADO PUEDE USARSE EN LA INDUSTRIA ALIMENTARIA, COSMETICA, FARMACEUTICA Y HERBAL DEBIDO A LAS PROPIEDADES FISIOLOGICAS DEL MISMO The present invention relates to a process for the partial and differential extraction that leads to obtaining extracts with appreciable amounts of antioxidants from fruits of palm trees of the genus Euterpe. The process comprises the steps of collecting the fruit, solid-liquid extraction (pulping 1) of the antioxidant compounds, softening and/or maceration of pulp and solid-liquid extraction (pulping 2 and/or 3) to obtain a standardized juice comprising both hydrophilic and lipophilic antioxidants, and an oily fraction. The process of the present invention also extends to a partial purification of the crude aqueous extract produced by the technique of adsorption on macroporous resins, resulting in higher purity extract of antioxidants. The extract or powder obtained after drying can be used in the food industry, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and herbal areas due to the physiological properties thereof