FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (20 ): 27-33.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6300-200920001

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Optimization of Homogenization of Blueberry Fruits for Extracting Total Anthocyanin

YANG Lei1 JIA Jia1,2 ZU Yuan-gang1,*   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
    2. Daqing Higher Medical College, Daqing 163312, China
  • Received:2008-08-27 Online:2009-10-15 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: ZU Yuan-gang1,* E-mail:zygorl@163.com

Abstract:

Effects of five homogenization conditions for extracting total anthocyanin from blueberry fruits such as pH of extraction solvent (acidic ethanol solution), ethanol concentration, material/liquid ratio, and homogenization time and number on total anthocyanin yield and 2,2-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonate (ABTS) radical scavenging capacity of blueberry fruits extract examined by Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) assay were evaluated by single-factor method. Based on this, three main affecting factors (pH of acidic ethanol solution, ethanol concentration and material/liquid ratio) were screened by Plackett-Burman (PB) design and then optimized by Box-Behnken experimental design and response surface methodology (RSM). The optimum conditions for extracting total anthocyanin from blueberry fruits were determined as follows: using acidic 75% ethanol solution at pH 2.5 as an extraction solvent for once homogenization for 20 s at a material/liquid ratio of 1:17 (g/ml). Under these conditions, the average extraction yield of total anthocyanin was 1.132% and the capacity to scavenge ABTS radicals 416.8 μg/ml.

Key words: blueberry, total anthocyanin, homogenization extraction, response surface methodology (RSM), antioxidation

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