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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Influence of Solvent Polarity on Crocin Content and Surface Properties of Saffron (

Rachele Rocchi, Carla Di Mattia, Gaia Gabriele, Lilia Neri, Paola Pittia

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Rachele RocchiIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", Via Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2613-5301
Carla Di MattiaDepartment of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0524-6603
Gaia GabrieleDepartment of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
Lilia NeriDepartment of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
Paola PittiaDepartment of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0020-9077

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Abstract

The saffron composition is being widely studied for authenticity and traceability, but very few works have been carried out to investigate the relationship between the chemical and physico-chemical properties of saffron solutes and their technological functionality in colloidal systems. This study aims at evaluating the surface properties of saffron extracts obtained using solvents of different polarities to achieve extracts with different compositions in terms of the pattern and content of polar and medium polarity crocins. The air-water surface was evaluated alone and in the presence of Tween 20 at different surfactant-extract ratios. Saffron extracts were able to decrease the surface tension of the aqueous phase, indicating the presence of surface-active compounds. In the mixed saffron extract-Tween 20 systems, competitive adsorption at the air-water interface occurred when the surfactant was present at a low concentration, while at concentrations higher than the CMC, Tween 20 hindered the adsorption of the extract surface-active compounds. The results highlight the interesting technological functionality of saffron extracts for applications in colloidal systems. To better exploit their use in the design and development of formulated foods, nutraceutics and pharma products, further studies are needed to unravel the relationship between the composition of saffron extracts and corresponding surface activity.

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CarotenoidsCrocusPlant ExtractsSolventsSurface PropertiesAdsorptionPolysorbatesSurface-Active AgentsSurface TensionCarotenoidscrocinPlant ExtractsPolysorbatesSolventsSurface-Active Agentsair–water surface tensioncrocinsextract polaritysaffrontechnological functionality

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