Sustainable extraction methods of carotenoids from mango (Mangifera indica L. 'Kent') pulp: Ultrasound assisted extraction and green solvents

Elena Rodríguez-Rodríguez; Clara Herrero-Lodares; Milagros Sánchez-Prieto; Begoña Olmedilla-Alonso; Concepción Sánchez-Moreno; Begoña de Ancos

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139253

Sustainable extraction methods of carotenoids from mango (Mangifera indica L. 'Kent') pulp: Ultrasound assisted extraction and green solvents

Food Chem. 2024 Apr 9:450:139253. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139253. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Elena Rodríguez-Rodríguez¹, Clara Herrero-Lodares², Milagros Sánchez-Prieto³, Begoña Olmedilla-Alonso³, Concepción Sánchez-Moreno⁴, Begoña de Ancos⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmacy School, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Avenida Complutense, ES-28040 Madrid, Spain.. Electronic address: elerodri@ucm.es.
² Department of Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmacy School, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Avenida Complutense, ES-28040 Madrid, Spain.; Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). José Antonio Novais 6, ES-28040 Madrid, Spain.
³ Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). José Antonio Novais 6, ES-28040 Madrid, Spain.
⁴ Department of Characterization, Quality and Safety, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). José Antonio Novais 6, ES-28040 Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 38653056
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139253

Abstract

Mango is a good source of carotenoids for use in food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products because of their organoleptic and health-promoting properties. Safe and sustainable methods for their extraction is required. The present investigation was aimed to study concentration and carotenoid profile of 'Kent' mango pulp through a conventional extraction (CE) and ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) using traditional solvents (tetrahydrofuran-THF and diethyl ether: petroleum ether-DE:PE) and green solvents (GS) (2-metiltetrahydrofuran, 2 m-THF; cyclopentyl methyl ether, CPME). Mango showed (μg/g d.w.) β-carotene (29.4), zeaxanthin (1.28), β-cryptoxanthin (2.8), phytoene (18.68) and phytofluene (7.45) in a CE using DE:PE. Similar results were obtained applying DE:PE in UAE and GS in a CE, so CPME and 2-mTHF seem suitable solvents to replace DE:PE in CE. The yield of total carotenes, xanthophylls and carotenoids using GS combined with UAE was lower than with CE, but important enough to be used as a sustainable procedure for obtaining carotenoids from mango pulp.

Keywords: 2-metiltetrahydrofuran; Carotenoids; Cyclopentyl methyl ether; Green solvents; Mango; Phytoene; Phytofluene; Ultrasound assisted extraction.