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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Valorization of Onion By-Products Bioactive Compounds by Spray Drying Encapsulation Technique.

Federica Flamminii, Giulia D'Alessio, Marco Chiarini, Alessandro Di Michele, Alessandra De Bruno, Dino Mastrocola, Carla Daniela Di Mattia

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Federica FlamminiiDepartment for the Promotion of Human Sciences and Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Via di Val Cannuta 247, 00166 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3041-4277
Giulia D'AlessioDepartment of BioScience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via R. Balzarini, 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5241-012X
Marco ChiariniDepartment of BioScience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via R. Balzarini, 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2298-5467
Alessandro Di MicheleDepartment of Physics and Geology, University of Perugia, Via Pascoli, 06123 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0357-2608
Alessandra De BrunoDepartment for the Promotion of Human Sciences and Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Via di Val Cannuta 247, 00166 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5801-0752
Dino MastrocolaDepartment of BioScience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via R. Balzarini, 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
Carla Daniela Di MattiaDepartment of BioScience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via R. Balzarini, 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0524-6603

Funding

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) 2017JTNK78
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing interest in sustainability has driven research into the utilization of food by-products. Onion by-products, rich in bioactive compounds, represent a valuable resource for developing functional ingredients; however, they are prone to degradation due to environmental factors such as light, heat, and oxygen, leading to reduced efficacy and increased spoilage. Microencapsulation represents an effective approach to meet important goals in the formulation of food products such as the protection against degradation or the control of interactions with other ingredients that may modify and impair their functionality. This study explores the microencapsulation of flavonoid-rich onion by-product extract through spray drying, employing various wall materials (maltodextrin and a mixture of maltodextrin/trehalose and maltodextrin/trehalose/inulin) and their effect on the chemical and physical properties of the powders such as encapsulation efficiency, total flavonoids content, moisture content, water activity, bulk density, and bulk tapped density. The storage stability was further evaluated. This research supports waste reduction and suggests strategies for developing functional ingredients with extended shelf life and controlled release properties.

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encapsulationflavonoidsonion by-productsspray-dryingstorage stability

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PMID39942019
PMCPMC11816728

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