Valorization of Grape Pomace for the Application of Oven Drying on the Polyphenols and Antioxidant Stability
摘要
Grape pomace (GP), one of the most popular winery byproducts, is an unexploited source of bioactive compounds that could find their use in functional foods, nutraceuticals, and sustainable bioproducts. This research was sought to maximize the drying conditions of the oven to preserve the highest amount of phenolic compounds and antioxidant properties in GP to promote its use in the green bioeconomy.
MethodsFresh GP (74–76% moisture, wet basis) was dried in the oven under seven temperatures (40–90 °C) until it attained 20–21% moisture content, whereby the drying periods took between 3 and 20 h. The total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and antioxidant activity was determined using the DPPH and the ABTS assays through the UV–Vis spectrophotometry. Statistical analysis and ANOVA (p < 0.001) were used to analyze the statistical data, and Pearson correlation was used to test the relationship between bioactive parameters. Data processing and visualization was done using Python 3, Matplotlib, and Seaborn
ResultsBioactive compounds were best preserved at moderate temperature (45–60 °C) and the highest TPC (58.38 mg GAE/g), TFC (102.09 mg QE/g), and ABTS antioxidant activity (92.41%). An increase in temperature (> 60 °C) increased severe degradation of phenolic activity whereas ABTS was more sensitive compared to DPPH to detect lipophilic flavonoids
ConclusionModerate oven drying is an effective way of stabilizing the phenolic and antioxidant profile of GP, which can be a scalable and sustainable approach to the valorization of winery waste. This result forecasting advance research on drying kinetics and thermodynamics of phenolic compounds with optimization condition.
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