PMID- 37174349
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230515
IS  - 2304-8158 (Print)
IS  - 2304-8158 (Electronic)
IS  - 2304-8158 (Linking)
VI  - 12
IP  - 9
DP  - 2023 Apr 27
TI  - Spray-Drying Microencapsulation of Andean Blueberry (Vaccinium meridionale Sw.) 
      Anthocyanins Using Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus indica L.) Peel Mucilage or Gum 
      Arabic: A Comparative Study.
LID - 10.3390/foods12091811 [doi]
LID - 1811
AB  - The recovery of byproducts from the food industry is a promising approach to 
      obtain hydrophilic biopolymers with potential health benefits. In this work, the 
      mucilage obtained from the peel of the Opuntia ficus-indica (OFI) fruit was 
      compared with gum arabic (GA) as wall materials for the microencapsulation of 
      Colombian blueberry anthocyanins, using the spray-drying process. For both types 
      of microencapsulates, the following were determined: anthocyanin content (UV-vis 
      and HPLC/MS-MS), total dietary content (enzymatic-gravimetric method), 
      antioxidant activity (ORAC), color (CIELab parameters), morphology (SEM and 
      particle size), and thermal behavior (DSC/TGA). Six different anthocyanins were 
      identified by HPLC/MS-MS in the non-lyophilized Andean blueberry sample (LABP) 
      and in the OFI-mucilage and GA microcapsules. OFI mucilage, compared to GA, 
      favors the formation of larger spherical particles, a smoother surface without 
      cracks, and greater thermal stability. The higher anthocyanin retention capacity 
      in OFI microcapsules leads to higher antioxidant capacity and red coloration for 
      this biomaterial. Consequently, the microencapsulation of anthocyanins with 
      mucilage from the peel of the OFI fruit is proposed as a promising alternative 
      for the protection and incorporation of this natural dye with high antioxidant 
      capacity and dietary fiber content in new functional food/cosmetic formulations, 
      while giving added value to the natural byproducts of OFI.
FAU - Otalora, Maria Carolina
AU  - Otalora MC
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0594-1363
AD  - Grupo de Investigacion en Ciencias Basicas (NUCLEO), Facultad de Ciencias e 
      Ingenieria, Universidad de Boyaca, Tunja 150003, Colombia.
FAU - Wilches-Torres, Andrea
AU  - Wilches-Torres A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7980-2342
AD  - Grupo de Investigacion en Ciencias Basicas (NUCLEO), Facultad de Ciencias e 
      Ingenieria, Universidad de Boyaca, Tunja 150003, Colombia.
FAU - Gomez Castano, Jovanny A
AU  - Gomez Castano JA
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6654-1315
AD  - Grupo Quimica-Fisica Molecular y Modelamiento Computacional (QUIMOL(R)), Escuela de 
      Ciencias Quimicas, Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnologica de Colombia, Tunja 
      150003, Colombia.
LA  - eng
GR  - SGI 3367/University of Boyaca/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230427
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Foods
JT  - Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101670569
PMC - PMC10178270
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Andean blueberry
OT  - Opuntia ficus-indica mucilage
OT  - anthocyanins
OT  - natural dye
OT  - recovery of byproducts
OT  - spray-drying microencapsulation
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the 
      design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in 
      the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results.
EDAT- 2023/05/13 15:13
MHDA- 2023/05/13 15:14
PMCR- 2023/04/27
CRDT- 2023/05/13 01:20
PHST- 2023/03/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/04/13 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/04/20 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/05/13 15:14 [medline]
PHST- 2023/05/13 15:13 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/05/13 01:20 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/04/27 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - foods12091811 [pii]
AID - foods-12-01811 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/foods12091811 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Foods. 2023 Apr 27;12(9):1811. doi: 10.3390/foods12091811.