The goal of this study was to investigate the most suitable kinetic models for pectin extraction by way of ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and conventional heating extraction (CHE) with acid from melon peel. The ultrasound and acidic assisted extraction were performed on powdered melon peel in three different temperatures of 40-55-70°C and 50-70-90°C, respectively. It was observed that, in...

Recently there is a great interest in using high energy techniques (HET) which involve microwave or ultrasound-assisted extraction (MAE and UAE) for isolation of natural bioactive compounds from plant foods. Such bioactive compounds are phenolics which were determined from sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) kernels and hulls (defatted) utilising two different high energy extraction techniques, ul...

Lipids are increasingly attractive in the food industry, resulting an increasing demand for lipids from edible and non-edible sources. Conventional solvent extraction has drawbacks of low efficiency, long time, large consumption, it can negatively impact lipid quality such as oxidation due to time high temperature. Ultrasound-assisted (UAE) overcome these shortcomings received more attention. W...

Seaweeds have an extremely numerous of species in the world and been able to be divided into several developmental systems. Broadly, three types of seaweeds can be defined according to their color: brown seaweeds, green seaweeds, and red seaweeds. Thousands of years ago, mankind used seaweeds as food and medicine. Seaweed extracts are gaining increasing attention due to their unique composition...

BACKGROUND Propolis is widely used in apitherapy, preparations, and food and beverage additives. Various extraction techniques were applied in the extraction of the biologically active constituents of poplar type propolis in order to compare their efficiency. The methods employed were: traditional maceration extraction, ultrasound extraction (UE), and microwave assisted extraction (MAE). RESU...

Agar-based extracts from Gelidium sesquipedale were obtained by applying a conventional hot water treatment and alternative ultrasound- microwave-assisted methods, with without the application of an alkaline pre-treatment. The pre-treatment produced refined higher purity; however, extraction yields increased 2–5% to 7–19% omitting this step. In particular, ultrasound-assisted allowed reducing 4...

Food wastes are produced by a variety of sources, ranging from agricultural operations to household consumption. About 38% occurs during food processing. At present, the European Union legislation encourages the exploitation of co-products. This valorisation can be achieved through the extraction of high-value components such as proteins, polysaccharides, fibres, flavour compounds, and phytoche...

Exploitation of agro-industrial by-products represents an important source bioactive compounds that can be used both directly as ingredients and for the production <br /> functional ingredients. Among these compounds, polyphenols are capable strengthening endogenous antioxidant defences in human tissues, preventing cardiovascular neurodegenerative diseases. The present paper aims to evalu...