Impacts of different drying strategies on drying characteristics,the retention of bio-active ingredient and colour changes of dried Roselle

The drying kinetics of Roselle （Hibiscus sabdariffa L） of variety Terengganu （UMKL-1） and the quality attribution of Roselle were studied. The experiments were conducted using four different drying methods, including solar greenhouse drying （SD）, solar greenhouse with intermittent heat pump drying （SIHP）, hot air drying （HA） and heat pump drying （HP）. Among the four drying methods, HP achieved the highest drying rate at a range from 0.054 g H20-（g DM）-1. rain-1 to 0.212 g H20-（g DM）-1. rain 1 while SD had the lowest drying rate, measured at 0.042 g H2O. （g DM） 1.min- 1. The analysis on colour kinetics revealed that there is no significant colour loss （p 〉 0.05） observed from HP＇s dried Roselle. Greater amount of flavonoid compounds i.e. protocatechuic acid was found in SD and SIHP dried finished product whereas HP＇s dried Roselle contains higher percentage of catechin as compared to other drying methods.

玫瑰茄总黄酮超声波-微波协同提取及抗氧化活性

采用Box-Behnken响应面试验设计法对玫瑰茄总黄酮超声波-微波协同提取工艺进行优化,研究了乙醇浓度、液固比、提取时间、微波功率、提取次数5个单因素对总黄酮提取量的影响,建立了乙醇浓度、液固比和微波功率的三因素回归模型,并研究其抗氧化活性。结果表明,提取的最佳工艺参数为乙醇浓度40%、液固比50∶1(mL/g)、微波功率250 W、提取时间20 min、超声波功率50 W,在此条件下提取2次,总黄酮提取量为40.2 mg/g。同时以维生素C作对照,研究了玫瑰茄总黄酮粗提物和纯化物的体外抗氧化活性。结果表明,玫瑰茄总黄酮粗提物和纯化物都具有较强的抗氧化活性,能够有效清除O2^-·自由基和DPPH自由基,清除能力与浓度呈较明显的量效关系,但抗氧化能力较维生素C弱。