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ReviewJournal of agricultural and food chemistry2025

Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADES) in Food Systems: Emerging Applications, Extraction Efficiency, Safety Concerns, and Regulatory Challenges.

Karina Pinheiro Martins, Nathália Letícia Hernandez Brito, Gustavo Barreto Costa, Jhony Silva Ramos, Ana Caroline Silvestre Barbosa Alessi, Thais Aparecida Santos, Ana Elisa Melo da Silva, Isaac Felipe Machado, Leila Larisa Medeiros Marques, Adriana Aparecida Droval Arcain and 1 more

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Review in Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Karina Pinheiro MartinsPostgraduate Program of Food Technology (PPGTA), Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Campo Mourão, Paraná 87301-005, Brazil.
Nathália Letícia Hernandez BritoPostgraduate Program of Food Technology (PPGTA), Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Campo Mourão, Paraná 87301-005, Brazil.
Gustavo Barreto CostaPostgraduate Program of Food Technology (PPGTA), Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Campo Mourão, Paraná 87301-005, Brazil.
Jhony Silva RamosPostgraduate Program of Food Technology (PPGTA), Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Campo Mourão, Paraná 87301-005, Brazil.
Ana Caroline Silvestre Barbosa AlessiPostgraduate Program of Food Technology (PPGTA), Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Campo Mourão, Paraná 87301-005, Brazil.
Thais Aparecida SantosPostgraduate Program of Food Technology (PPGTA), Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Campo Mourão, Paraná 87301-005, Brazil.
Ana Elisa Melo da SilvaPostgraduate Program of Food Technology (PPGTA), Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Campo Mourão, Paraná 87301-005, Brazil.
Isaac Felipe MachadoPostgraduate Program of Technological Innovations (PPGIT), Federal University of Technology - Paraná, Campo Mourão, Paraná 87301-005, Brazil.
Leila Larisa Medeiros MarquesDepartment of Food Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Campo Mourão, Paraná 87301-005, Brazil.
Adriana Aparecida Droval ArcainPostgraduate Program of Food Technology (PPGTA), Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Campo Mourão, Paraná 87301-005, Brazil.
Flávia Aparecida Reitz CardosoPostgraduate Program of Food Technology (PPGTA), Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Campo Mourão, Paraná 87301-005, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0432-9191

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) have emerged as green alternatives to conventional organic solvents in food processing. They are biodegradable, nonvolatile, and highly efficient at solubilizing bioactive molecules, including polyphenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins, carotenoids, and alkaloids. From 2020 to 2025, significant advances have clarified their composition, physicochemical behavior, interaction mechanisms, and technological uses in foods. Rational combinations of hydrogen-bond donors and acceptors, often composed of substances classified as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS), enable selective and high-yield extraction from plants, agro-industrial byproducts, and food waste. Coupling NADES with ultrasound, microwave, or pressurized extraction has increased efficiency while protecting heat-sensitive compounds. Beyond extraction, NADES show promise as preservatives, delivery systems, encapsulating media, color stabilizers, and natural antioxidants in meat, dairy, fermented, and plant-based products. Remaining bottlenecks include high viscosity, scarce toxicological and metabolic data, absence of specific regulations, and limited research on sensory impacts and shelf life under realistic large-scale industrial conditions.

Indexed as

Deep Eutectic SolventsFood HandlingPlant ExtractsDeep Eutectic SolventsPlant Extractsbioactive compoundsfood applicationsfood safetygreen extractionnatural deep eutectic solventssustainable technologies

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PMID41410606
PMCPMC12766719

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