FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (16): 1-5.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201016001

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Optimization of Microwave-assisted Extraction of Asparagus officinalis Leaves to Provide a Flavonoids-enriched Infusion for Instant Tea Production

CAI Guang-xia1,CHEN Ji-wang1,*,WANG Yuan-feng2,WEI Xin-lin2   

  1. 1. College of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China;
    2. College of Life and Environment Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
  • Received:2009-12-28 Online:2010-08-25 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: CHEN Ji-wang E-mail:jiwangchen@yahoo.com.cn

Abstract:

In order to provide an Asparagus officinalis leaf infusion with higher content of flavonoids for asparagus instant tea production, key process conditions (i.e., microwave power, extraction duration and number, and ratio of liquid to material) for the microwave-assisted extraction of Asparagus officinalis leaves were optimized by response surface methodology. Under the following optimized extraction conditions: microwave power 560 W, ratio of liquid to material 17:1 (mL/g), extraction duration 32 s and extraction number 1, the extraction yield of flavonoids was 90.28%. The content of flavonoids in the asparagus instant tea produced was 58.41 mg/g (dry basis).

Key words: Asparagus officinalis, instant tea, microwave technology, flavonoids, respone surface methodology (RSM)

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