• DOI:10.20944/PREPRINTS201710.0145.V1
• Corpus ID: 140080745

Valued Bioproducts from Waste Opuntia ficus-indica Peel via Microwave-Assisted Hydrodiffusion and Hydrodistillation

@inproceedings{Ciriminna2017ValuedBF,
  title={Valued Bioproducts from Waste Opuntia ficus-indica Peel via Microwave-Assisted Hydrodiffusion and Hydrodistillation},
  author={Rosaria Ciriminna and Carmelo Danz{\`i} and Giuseppe Timpanaro and Mattia Locatelli and Diego Carnaroglio and Alexandra Fidalgo and Antonino Scurria and Giuseppe Avellone and Laura M. Ilharco and Mario Pagliaro},
  year={2017}
}

• R. Ciriminna, C. Danzì, +7 authors M. Pagliaro
• Published 23 October 2017
• Chemistry

The integral extraction via microwave-assisted hydrodiffusion and hydrodistillation of water-soluble bioproducts contained in the peel of Opuntia ficus-indica white and red cultivars harvested in Sicily, affords red and stable aqueous extracts mostly containing valued betanin, pectin and biophenols. Potentially useful as nutraceutical products, these aqueous extracts are a source of valued ingredients in high demand for a number of important food, cosmetic, beverage and nutraceutical applications.