Effect of the Instant Controlled Pressure Drop Technology in Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) Essential Oil Extraction and Antioxidant Activity

Giselle Dení Teresa-Martínez, Anaberta Cardador-Martínez, Carmen Téllez-Pérez, Karim Allaf, Cristian Jiménez-Martínez, Maritza Alonzo-Macías

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Abstract

Green cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is an outspread spice native to Asia, which is well appreciated for its sensory characteristics, delicate aroma, and unique taste. Currently, the main cardamom extracts are essential oils (EOs), and regarding current market tendencies, this market is in high growth. For this reason, technologies such as the instant controlled pressure drop (DIC) have been applied to reach higher yields and better quality of EO. Then, this study explores the impact of DIC as a pretreatment before hydrodistillation (HD) on the EO yield and their antioxidant activity. Obtained results showed that the coupling of DIC-HD increased the yield of essential oil and also had a positive impact on their antioxidant capacity. The EO yield of DIC-HD (140C and 30 s) was 4.43% vs. 2.52% for control; the AOX of DIC-HD (165C and 30 s) was 86% inhibition vs. 57.02% for control, and the TEAC of DIC-HD (140C and 30 s) was 1.44 uMTE/g EO vs. 13.66 uMTE/g EO.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3433
JournalMolecules
Volume27
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2022

Keywords

  • ABTS
  • DPPH
  • antioxidants
  • cardamom
  • essential oil
  • hydrodistillation
  • instant controlled pressure drop

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