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Laboratory scale-up of ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from tropical fruit peel by-products: modelling, on-line process monitoring, and product characterization
Authors: Condezo-Hoyos, Luis; Velasco-Salazar, Narda; Toribio-Lopez, Lilian; Cortés-Avendaño, Paola; Vidaurre-Ruiz, Julio; Torres-Mayanga, Paulo; Suomela, Jukka-Pekka; Yang, Baoru; Tian, Ye
Publication year: 2026
Journal: Food Bioscience
Article number: 108934
Volume: 80
ISSN: 2212-4292
eISSN: 2212-4306
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2026.108934
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This study sought to extract phenolic compounds (PC) from the byproduct peels of starfruit (AC-p), camu camu (MD-p), and elderberry (SP-p) through laboratory-scale ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE). The UAE process used different levels of acoustic energy density (AED = 25–100 J/mL) and nominal amplitude. The particle size and distribution AC-p, MD-p, and SP-p were characterized. The total phenolic content (TPC) extracted via small-scale laboratory UAE using an S24d7 sonotrode (UAE-S24d7) exhibited no significant variation at amplitudes of 49 and 63 µm, achieving a maximum value at 25 J/mL, as confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The TPC and AED for UAE-S24d7 were modeled using a diffusion-based mathematical approach, and the ultrasonic net power of UAE was observed in the order of AC-p > MD-p > SP-p, which correlates with particle size distribution and temperature increase, as confirmed by thermal analysis. The TPC of extracts obtained through laboratory-scale UAE (25 J/mL and 49 µm) using an S24d14 sonotrode (UAE-S24d14) did not differ statistically from those obtained using an S24d7 sonotrode (UAE-S24d7). The PC were identified using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in AC-p, MD-p, and SP-p at UAE-S24d14, including flavonols, proanthocyanidins, hydroxycinnamic acids, anthocyanins, flavan-3-ols, flavone, and hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives. The laboratory scale-up extracts also demonstrated antioxidant capacity, assessed by DPPH (138.1-307.6 μmol TE/g), ABTS (154.2-466.7 μmol TE/g), ORAC (483.1-882.9 μmol TE/g), and superoxide anion (413.2-4964.62 μmol TE/g). In conclusion, AED and nominal amplitude facilitate the laboratory scaling-up of UAE for the valorization of food by-products.
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This research was funded by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovacion from ProCIENCIA (CONCYTEC, Peru), Project PE501083020-2023 “Inulinas multifenólicas como prebióticos personalizados moduladores de la composición y la actividad de la microbiota intestinal en obesidad obtenidas mediante la tecnología verde de ultrasonidos multifrecuencia intermedia a partir de compuestos fenólicos puros y extractos fenólicos de residuos de frutas tropicales y andinas”. This joint research was also supported by the Research Council of Finland’s Academy Research Fellowship (PhenolLAB project, Decision No. 362319), the Research Council of Finland’s research infrastructure funding (Decision No. 337980), and the European Union-Next Generation EU instrument funding (RRF) for the FOODNUTRI National Infrastructure Network (Decision No. 345916).