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Phan, T. H. – Dao, H. U. – Nguyen, C. T. T.
Ethanol-modified supercritical CO₂ extraction of cashew (Anacardium occidentale) nut testa
Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 63, 2024, č. 1, s. 52-59

Huan Phan Tai, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, Nong Lam University - Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam. E-mail: pthuan@hcmuaf.edu.vn

Original article
Received 22 June 2023; 1st revised 31 August 2023; accepted 18 October 2023; published online 7 February 2024.

Súhrn: Cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) testa, a by-product derived from cashew nut processing, is a valuable source of polyphenols with antioxidant properties. This study aimed to screen the extraction of cashew nut testa with supercritical CO₂ and ethanol as a co-solvent. The impacts of various key operating parameters, including co-solvent concentration (5–20 %, v/v), temperature (40–60 °C), pressure (15–30 MPa) and extraction time (30–120 min) on the total phenolics content (TPC) and the antioxidant activity of the extract were investigated. The resulting extract from cashew nut testa exhibited high TPC and antioxidant activity values when employing a 15 % (v/v) ethanol co-solvent concentration, a temperature of 40 °C, a pressure of 25 MPa and an extraction time of 90 min. Under these conditions, the extract of cashew nut testa achieved TPC of 63.97 g·kg^-1 on dry weight (DW) basis expressed as gallic acid equivalent and 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical-scavenging activity of 1522.72 mmol·kg^-1 DW expressed as Trolox equivalent. Ethanol-modified supercritical CO₂ extraction demonstrated promising potential as a sustainable approach for recovering the phenolic compounds from the cashew nut testa.

Kľúčové slová: supercritical extraction; co-solvent; cashew nut testa; polyphenol; antioxidant activity

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