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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Boosting Antioxidant Quality in Cucumber Beverages with Encapsulated Tomato Carotenoids.

Laleh Mozafari, Lorena Martínez-Zamora, Marina Cano-Lamadrid, Perla A Gómez, Francisco Artés-Hernández

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors.

Laleh MozafariPostharvest and Refrigeration Group, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Institute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30203 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0009-0000-0232-0540
Lorena Martínez-ZamoraPostharvest and Refrigeration Group, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Institute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30203 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6088-6662
Marina Cano-LamadridPostharvest and Refrigeration Group, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Institute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30203 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6679-7161
Perla A GómezPostharvest and Refrigeration Group, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Institute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30203 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8535-6887
Francisco Artés-HernándezPostharvest and Refrigeration Group, Department of Agricultural Engineering and Institute of Plant Biotechnology, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, 30203 Cartagena, Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0689-7301

Funding

AGROALNEXT MCIN with funding from EU NextGeneration PRTR-C17.I1Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities PID2021-123857OB-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tomato by-products are widely generated during processing, which deserve revalorization due to being rich in bioactive compounds that can be incorporated into novel formulas. This study explores the use of tomato by-products as a source of pigments and antioxidant compounds to develop a seasoned cucumber beverage enriched with encapsulated carotenoids. Extracts from industrial tomato pomace were obtained using ultrasound-assisted extraction (USAE) and accelerated solvent extraction (ASE), and then encapsulated by spray-drying with inulin (I), maltodextrin (M), or a maltodextrin-inulin blend (MI). The powders were added to a cucumber beverage treated with high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) and stored for 28 days at 4 °C. Physicochemical properties, microbial load, carotenoid content (U-HPLC), free phenolic content (FPC), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) were monitored. Beverage samples with maltodextrin (ASE-M, USAE-M) and the maltodextrin-inulin blend (ASE-MI, USAE-MI) showed superior color stability and pH maintenance. USAE-MI achieved the highest TAC at the end of storage and ensured microbial safety by reducing mesophilic bacteria, molds, and yeast. During storage, FPC declined (to ~3.5-5 mg 100 mL

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bioactive compoundscucumber (Cucumis sativus) juiceencapsulationhigh hydrostatic pressure (HHP)revalorizationtomato by-products

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PMCPMC11939665

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