Lycopene extraction from tomato peel by-product containing tomato seed using supercritical carbon dioxide

Siti MacHmudah, Zakaria, Sugeng Winardi, Mitsuru Sasaki, Motonobu Goto*, Nami Kusumoto, Kiro Hayakawa

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Abstract

This work discusses the extraction of lycopene from tomato peel by-product containing tomato seed using supercritical carbon dioxide. The presence of tomato seed in the peel by-product improved the yield of extracted lycopene. Extraction was carried out at temperatures of 70-90 °C, pressures of 20-40 MPa, a particle size of 1.05 ± 0.10 mm and flow rates of 2-4 mL/min of CO2 for 180 min extraction time. Oil from tomato seed was extracted under similar operating conditions and analyzed using GC-MS and GC-FID, while carotenoids extracted were analyzed by HPLC. The optimum operating condition to extract lycopene, under which 56% of lycopene was extracted, was found to be 90 °C, 40 MPa, and a ratio of tomato peel to seed of 37/63. The presence of tomato seed oil helped to improve the recovery of lycopene from 18% to 56%. The concentration of lycopene in supercritical carbon dioxide as a function of density at various temperatures was determined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)290-296
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Food Engineering
Volume108
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2012

Keywords

  • Lycopene
  • Supercritical CO extraction
  • Tomato peel by-product
  • Tomato seed

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