Supercritical fluid extraction of wheat bran oil: Study of extraction yield and oil quality

The supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of wheat bran oil with pure supercritical carbon dioxide at different extraction pressures (25, 40, and 55 MPa) and temperatures (40, 70, and 95°C) has been studied. Since wheat bran contains important bioactive compounds such as alkylresorcinols (AR) and oth...

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Autores: Rebolleda Alonso, Sara, Beltrán Calvo, Sagrario, Sanz Díez, Mª Teresa, González San José, Mª Luisa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
OAI Identifier:oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/4340
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4340
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alkylresorcinols
Antioxidant capacity
Polyphenols
Supercritical fluid extraction
Wheat bran oil
Food
Chemical engineering
Alimentos
Ingeniería química
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Sumario:The supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of wheat bran oil with pure supercritical carbon dioxide at different extraction pressures (25, 40, and 55 MPa) and temperatures (40, 70, and 95°C) has been studied. Since wheat bran contains important bioactive compounds such as alkylresorcinols (AR) and other phenolic compounds, the content of these compounds in the extracted oil was evaluated in order to establish oil quality. The influence of extraction pressure and temperature and wheat bran moisture on the extraction yield and oil quality was studied. Oil quality was evaluated through parameters such as AR content and profile, total polyphenols index (TPI), antioxidant activity, and fatty acids profile. SFE performed over fresh wheat bran at 55MPa and 95°C was found to provide wheat bran oil with the highest AR and phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of all the runs performed in this work. Some SFE experiments focused on oil fractionation showed that this technique can provide oil fractions enriched with AR and phenolic compounds.