title: Banana Passion Fruit (Passiflora mollissima (Kunth) L.H. Bailey): Microencapsulation, Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant Capacity.
abstract: Passiflora mollissima(Kunth) L.H. Bailey is an exotic fruit native to South America, known astaxoin Ecuador. This paper characterizes its flavonoid and carotenoid composition and antioxidant capacity and evaluates the effect of the spray-drying process on its phytochemical composition and antioxidant capacity. A total of 18 flavonoid compounds, nine proanthocyanidins and nine flavan-3-ol monomers, were identified and quantified. Glycosides of (epi)-afzelechin stood out as the most abundant flavonoid. Three carotenoids were identified, with β-carotene having the highest concentration. The DPPH·and ORAC assay methods indicated a high antioxidant capacity. Furthermore, the bioactive content showed a positive and direct correlation with antioxidant capacity. On the other hand, the spray-drying process produced a stable phytochemical composition and antioxidant activity oftaxo. These results demonstrate the potential applicability of microencapsulatedtaxoas a functional ingredient in the food industry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Escuela Politécnica National, P.O. Box 17-012759, Quito, Ecuador. almudena.garcia@epn.edu.ec.
authors.forename: Almudena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Technology, EPSO, University Miguel Hernández, Ctra. Beniel km. 3.2, Orihuela 03312, Alicante, Spain. agvilaplana@gmail.com.|Phytochemistry Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, Espinardo, Murcia E-30100, Spain. agvilaplana@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Amadeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Girones-Vilaplana
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Escuela Politécnica National, P.O. Box 17-012759, Quito, Ecuador. paito_lt82@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: León
authors.affiliation: Phytochemistry Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Technology, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, Espinardo, Murcia E-30100, Spain. dmoreno@cebas.csic.es.
authors.forename: Diego A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.affiliation: Food Colour & Quality Laboratory, Department of Nutrition & Food Science, Universidad de Sevilla, Facultad de Farmacia, Sevilla 41012, Spain. cstinco@us.es.
authors.forename: Carla M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Stinco
authors.affiliation: Food Colour & Quality Laboratory, Department of Nutrition & Food Science, Universidad de Sevilla, Facultad de Farmacia, Sevilla 41012, Spain. ajmelendez@us.es.
authors.forename: Antonio J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Meléndez-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Escuela Politécnica National, P.O. Box 17-012759, Quito, Ecuador. jenny.ruales@epn.edu.ec.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruales
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000032:analysis*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D006027:Glycosides / Q000032:analysis; D029598:Passiflora / Q000737:chemistry*; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis; D064209:Phytochemicals / Q000032:analysis*; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D005419:Flavonoids; D006027:Glycosides; D010636:Phenols; D064209:Phytochemicals; D019207:beta Carotene; D002338:Carotenoids; C510796:afzelechin
keywords: Passiflora mollissima; antioxidant capacity; banana passion fruit; carotenoid; flavonoid; microencapsulation; proanthocyanidin