FRACTIONATED EXTRACTION OF NATURAL SOURCE CAROTENOIDS WITH A HIGH LYCOPENE CONTENT, USING SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

The invention relates to a method of obtaining all-trans lycopene crystals smaller than 10 ñm and with a purity greater than 85 %. The inventive method can be used in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries as well as in the production of nutraceuticals and functional foods. Said environmen...

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Hauptverfasser: SANTA-MARIA BLANCO JOSE GUILLERMO, HERRAIZ CARASA MARTA, GOMEZ PRIETO MARIA SALUD, RUIZ DEL CASTILLO MARIA LUISA, BLANCH MANZANO GRACIA PATRICIA
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Sprache:eng ; spa
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Zusammenfassung:The invention relates to a method of obtaining all-trans lycopene crystals smaller than 10 ñm and with a purity greater than 85 %. The inventive method can be used in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries as well as in the production of nutraceuticals and functional foods. Said environmentally-friendly method involves the use of supercritical fluids for the extraction and fractionation of tomato carotenoids. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) Extracción fraccionada de carotenoides de fuentes naturales con alto contenido en licopeno mediante fluidos supercríticos. El presente invento permite obtener cristales todo-trans licopeno con un tamaño inferior a 10 mm y una pureza superior al 85% que pueda ser utilizado en las industrias de alimentos, cosméticas y farmacéuticas, así como en la fabricación de alimentos funcionales o nutracéuticos, mediante un procedimiento respetuoso con el medioambiente en el que se utilizan los fluidos supercríticos para la extracción y fraccionamiento de los carotenoides del tomate.