A Case Study for the Extraction, Purification, and Co-Pigmentation of Anthocyanins from Aronia melanocarpa Juice Pomace

Maria Cinta Roda-Serrat, Behnaz Razi Parjikolaei, Mehrdad Mohammadifakhr, Juncal Martin, Birgir Norddahl, Massimiliano Errico*

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Abstract

Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) pomace is a by-product from the juice industry very rich in anthocyanins and other bioactive components. Recovery and purification of anthocyanins from the pomace is a viable valorization strategy that can be implemented to produce high-value natural food colorants with antioxidant properties. In this study, chokeberry pomace was subjected to enzyme-assisted extraction using commercial pectinases. The extracts were further purified by adsorption–desorption using an acrylic resin and stabilized by co-pigmentation with ferulic acid. The anthocyanin concentration and antioxidant activity of the extracts were unaffected by the enzymatic treatment at the conditions tested. The total phenolic content of the extracts suffered minor variations depending on the enzyme formulation used, whereas the dissolved solid content increased in all cases. The adsorption–desorption strategy allowed a 96% recovery of the anthocyanins initially present in the extract, whereas the co-pigmentation treatment magnified the intensity of the color in terms of absorbance, and improved the stability during storage up to one month.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3875
JournalFoods
Volume11
Issue number23
Number of pages10
ISSN2304-8158
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2022

Keywords

  • anthocyanin
  • Aronia melanocarpa
  • co-pigmentation
  • enzyme-assisted extraction

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