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Original Articles

Encapsulation of beetroot juice: a study on the application of pumpkin oil cake protein as new carrier agent

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Pages 121-133 | Received 21 Jun 2019, Accepted 09 Dec 2019, Published online: 06 Jan 2020
 

Abstract

Aim: In the present study, beetroot juice was encapsulated in pumpkin protein isolate by freeze and spray drying method.

Methods: The powders were characterised by measuring moisture content, hygroscopicity, bulk density, solubility, a* value (colour). To simulate the human gastrointestinal digestion, in vitro digestion was conducted as two-stage hydrolysis by pepsin and by pancreatin. The antioxidant and ACE inhibitory potential of the digests was examined.

Results: Encapsulation efficiency of phenols from beetroot juice in pumpkin protein isolate was 92% for freeze and 75% for spray dried. Physical properties of all samples were affected by the drying methods. All powders were easily digested. It was observed that the antioxidant and ACE inhibitory potential of the digests was enhanced, indicating that it originated from the hydrolysates released from the protein carrier during digestion.

Conclusion: The results from this study are promising and indicate that the pumpkin oil cake protein has great potential and could be introduced to the encapsulation process of bioactive compounds as a new carrier agent.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank BioSense Institute, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, for the use of measurement equipment.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work was supported by Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia [Grant number III 46010].

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