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INFLUENCE OF PRETREATMENT CONDITIONS ON THE CONTENT OF ANTIOXIDANT COMPOUNDS EXTRACTED FROM CUCURBITA MAXIMA
(STEF92 Technology, 2018-06-20, Andreea-Cristina Stroe)
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Winter pumpkin represents a seasonal crop of health and food interest due to its nutritional composition. The aim of the present study was to comparatively evaluate the content of the main antioxidant compounds, carotenoids and phenolics, from pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) pulp as related to different pretreatment conditions. Samples of pumpkin pulp were subjected to three pre-extraction methods, as follow: freeze-drying, oven-drying at 60oC and freezing at -70oC. Conventional extraction of carotenoids and polyphenol...
Advances in Biotechnology2018