Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of a Beverage of Zuccagnia punctata, an Endemic Plant of Argentina with Blueberry Juice and Lemon Honey
In this study, the production of functional beverages of Zuccagnia punctata Cav. (jarilla), a native medicinal plant from Argentina, and Vaccinium corymbosum (blueberry), with lemon honey as a sweetener, is described. The beverage was formulated by using jarilla extract and blueberry juice with malt...
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| author | Correa Uriburu, Florencia Zampini, Iris Catiana Maldonado, Luis Maria Gómez Mattson, Milagros Salvatori, Daniela Isla, María Inés |
| author_browse | Correa Uriburu, Florencia Gómez Mattson, Milagros Isla, María Inés Maldonado, Luis Maria Salvatori, Daniela Zampini, Iris Catiana |
| author_facet | Correa Uriburu, Florencia Zampini, Iris Catiana Maldonado, Luis Maria Gómez Mattson, Milagros Salvatori, Daniela Isla, María Inés |
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| description | In this study, the production of functional beverages of Zuccagnia punctata Cav. (jarilla), a native medicinal plant from Argentina, and Vaccinium corymbosum (blueberry), with lemon honey as a sweetener, is described. The beverage was formulated by using jarilla extract and blueberry juice with maltodextrin as an encapsulant material. The beverage was dried by both spray-drying and freeze-drying. Both beverages showed high water solubility with adequate features for handling, transport, and storage. The chromatic parameters indicate tones of mauve. Both the total polyphenol and flavonoid contents were retained after being spray-dried (92 and 100%, respectively). The anthocyanins were less stable under spray-dried conditions (58% retained). Both beverages showed high scavenger capacity on ABTS•+, HO•, and H2O2 (SC50 between 3.56 and 36.90 µg GAE/mL) and exhibited in vitro inhibitor potential of α-glucosidase, α-amylase, and lipase activities (IC50 of between 2.97 and 27.19 µg GAE/mL). The powdered beverage obtained by spray-drying presented the greatest preference in sensory tests. The beverages were neither toxic nor mutagenic in the concentration range with biological activity. During short-term storage, both beverages showed stability. The results obtained would support the use of a powdered beverage made from an Argentinean native plant and blueberries as a functional food. |
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| spelling | INTA202982024-11-15T13:00:20Z Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of a Beverage of Zuccagnia punctata, an Endemic Plant of Argentina with Blueberry Juice and Lemon Honey Correa Uriburu, Florencia Zampini, Iris Catiana Maldonado, Luis Maria Gómez Mattson, Milagros Salvatori, Daniela Isla, María Inés Organismos Indígenas Bebidas Composición Quimica Arándano Miel Alimentos Funcionales Argentina Indigenous Organisms Beverages Chemical Composition Blueberries Honey Vaccinium corymbosum Functional Foods Zuccagnia punctata Jarilla Plantas Nativas In this study, the production of functional beverages of Zuccagnia punctata Cav. (jarilla), a native medicinal plant from Argentina, and Vaccinium corymbosum (blueberry), with lemon honey as a sweetener, is described. The beverage was formulated by using jarilla extract and blueberry juice with maltodextrin as an encapsulant material. The beverage was dried by both spray-drying and freeze-drying. Both beverages showed high water solubility with adequate features for handling, transport, and storage. The chromatic parameters indicate tones of mauve. Both the total polyphenol and flavonoid contents were retained after being spray-dried (92 and 100%, respectively). The anthocyanins were less stable under spray-dried conditions (58% retained). Both beverages showed high scavenger capacity on ABTS•+, HO•, and H2O2 (SC50 between 3.56 and 36.90 µg GAE/mL) and exhibited in vitro inhibitor potential of α-glucosidase, α-amylase, and lipase activities (IC50 of between 2.97 and 27.19 µg GAE/mL). The powdered beverage obtained by spray-drying presented the greatest preference in sensory tests. The beverages were neither toxic nor mutagenic in the concentration range with biological activity. During short-term storage, both beverages showed stability. The results obtained would support the use of a powdered beverage made from an Argentinean native plant and blueberries as a functional food. EEA Famaillá Fil: Correa Uriburu, Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Bioprospección y Fisiología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Correa Uriburu, Florencia. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Bioprospección y Fisiología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Correa Uriburu, Florencia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; Argentina Fil: Zampini, Iris Catiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Bioprospección y Fisiología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Zampini, Iris Catiana. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Bioprospección y Fisiología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Zampini, Iris Catiana. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Fundación Miguel Lillo; Argentina. Fil: Maldonado, Luis Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; Argentina Fil: Gómez Mattson, Milagros. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ingeniería de Procesos, Biotecnología y Energías Alternativas (PROBIEN); Argentina Fil: Salvatori, Daniela. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ingeniería de Procesos, Biotecnología y Energías Alternativas (PROBIEN); Argentina Fil: Isla, María Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Bioprospección y Fisiología Vegetal; Argentina. Fil: Isla, María Inés. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Bioprospección y Fisiología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Isla, María Inés. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Fundación Miguel Lillo; Argentina. 2024-11-15T12:57:35Z 2024-11-15T12:57:35Z 2024-11 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/20298 https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13/22/3143 2223-7747 https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13223143 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Plants 13 (22) : 3143. (November 2024) |
| spellingShingle | Organismos Indígenas Bebidas Composición Quimica Arándano Miel Alimentos Funcionales Argentina Indigenous Organisms Beverages Chemical Composition Blueberries Honey Vaccinium corymbosum Functional Foods Zuccagnia punctata Jarilla Plantas Nativas Correa Uriburu, Florencia Zampini, Iris Catiana Maldonado, Luis Maria Gómez Mattson, Milagros Salvatori, Daniela Isla, María Inés Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of a Beverage of Zuccagnia punctata, an Endemic Plant of Argentina with Blueberry Juice and Lemon Honey |
| title | Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of a Beverage of Zuccagnia punctata, an Endemic Plant of Argentina with Blueberry Juice and Lemon Honey |
| title_full | Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of a Beverage of Zuccagnia punctata, an Endemic Plant of Argentina with Blueberry Juice and Lemon Honey |
| title_fullStr | Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of a Beverage of Zuccagnia punctata, an Endemic Plant of Argentina with Blueberry Juice and Lemon Honey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of a Beverage of Zuccagnia punctata, an Endemic Plant of Argentina with Blueberry Juice and Lemon Honey |
| title_short | Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of a Beverage of Zuccagnia punctata, an Endemic Plant of Argentina with Blueberry Juice and Lemon Honey |
| title_sort | chemical characterization and biological activities of a beverage of zuccagnia punctata an endemic plant of argentina with blueberry juice and lemon honey |
| topic | Organismos Indígenas Bebidas Composición Quimica Arándano Miel Alimentos Funcionales Argentina Indigenous Organisms Beverages Chemical Composition Blueberries Honey Vaccinium corymbosum Functional Foods Zuccagnia punctata Jarilla Plantas Nativas |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/20298 https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13/22/3143 https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13223143 |
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