Physicochemical and rheological properties of mucilage extracted from Opuntia ficus indica (L. Miller). Comparative study with guar gum and xanthan gum

Quinzio, Claudia; Ayunta, Carolina; Alancay, Matias Miguel; Mishima, Beatriz López de; Iturriaga, Laura Beatriz

doi:10.1007/s11694-017-9659-2

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“…No statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) were observed in the Z potential in the dispersions of mucilage extracted from fresh and dehydrated cladodes (−21.73 ± 2.38 and −19.30 ± 1.31 mV, respectively). These values are within the range reported by Quinzio et al [59] for the mucilage extracted from O. ficus indica (from −1.0 to −32 mV) with pH values from 2.0 to 10.0. The variations between the Z potential values are attributed to the presence of the carboxyl group of galacturonic acid in the mucilage.…”

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Comparative Analysis of the Chemical Composition and Physicochemical Properties of the Mucilage Extracted from Fresh and Dehydrated Opuntia ficus indica Cladodes

Quintero-García

Gutiérrez-Cortez

Bah

et al. 2021

Foods

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The development of sustainable extraction methods to obtain natural products constitutes a challenge for the food industry. The aim of this work was to compare yield, separation efficiency, chemical composition, and physicochemical properties of the mucilage extracted from fresh cladodes (FNM) and mucilage extracted from dehydrated cladodes (DNM) of O. ficus indica. Suspensions of fresh and dehydrated cladodes (4% w/w) were prepared for mucilage extraction by using a mechanical separation process. Subsequently, the separated mucilage was precipitated with ethyl alcohol (1:2 v/v) then, yield and separation efficiency were determined. The mucilage was characterized by measuring Z potential, viscosity, color, and texture attributes. Additionally, chemical proximate analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were conducted. No significant differences (p < 0.05) were detected in the yield and separation efficiencies between samples. Nevertheless, the dehydration process of cladodes prior to mucilage extraction increased protein, ashes, nitrogen free extract, and calcium content. The viscosity was higher in DNM than in FNM. The TGA revealed a different thermal behavior between samples. In addition, the DNM showed lower L (darkness/lightness), cohesiveness, adhesiveness, and springiness values than those of FNM. These results support that differences found between the chemical and physicochemical properties of DNM and those of FNM will determine the applications of the mucilage obtained from the O. ficus indica cladodes in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries.

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Section: Z Potential and Particle Sizesupporting

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Comparative Analysis of the Chemical Composition and Physicochemical Properties of the Mucilage Extracted from Fresh and Dehydrated Opuntia ficus indica Cladodes

Quintero-García

Gutiérrez-Cortez

Bah

et al. 2021

Foods

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“…ficus ‐ indica mucilages obtained by freeze‐drying (Cárdenas et al., 1997 ; Majdoud et al., 2001 ; Trachtenberg & Mayer, 1981 ). In addition, these M w values are of the same order of magnitude as those reported for other polysaccharides hydrocolloids as Xanthan and Guar gums (Lazaridou & Biliaderis, 2007 ; Petri, 2015 ; Quinzio et al., 2018 ) and suggest the use of nopal mucilages in similar rheological applications.…”

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Influence of age on molecular characteristics and rheological behavior of nopal mucilage

Rodríguez-González¹,

Perez‐González

Muñoz-López³

et al. 2021

Food Science & Nutrition

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The Opuntia genus of the cactus family is cultivated in different countries for alimentary and industrial purposes. This type of cactus is composed of flat joints with paddle-like cladodes or nopals, which are edible and contain multiple channels or conduits in its structure, these are filled with a branched high molecular weight polysaccharide known as mucilage (Trachtenberg & Mayer, 1981). The mucilage from nopal is constituted by a large variety of neutral sugars including fructose, glucose, d-xylose, l-rhamnose, l-arabinose, and d-galactose, among others, as well as by some acid sugars such as galacturonic, glucuronic, and uronic acids (Forni et al., 1994;McGarvie & Parolis, 1979, 1981aTrachtenberg & Mayer, 1981). The composition of sugars in the mucilage depends on certain factors such as the variety of the cladodes and their age (Ribeiro et al., 2010), as well as on the type and pH of the soil (McGarvie & Parolis,

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“…One of the compounds that any cactus discharges when it is physically damaged is a thick excretion known as mucilage (Alger, 1997;El-Mostafa et al, 2014), which is a complex high molecular ramified carbohydrate (McGarvie & Parolis, 1981) with a remarkable capability to retain water (Ting, 1997), modifying the viscous properties of the fluids (Medina-Torres, Brito-de-la-Fuente, Torrestiana-Sanchez, & Alonso, 2003;Sáenz et al, 2004) or reduces the surface tension of water. The chemical composition and viscosity properties make the mucilage a good thickening and emulsifying agent (Schirra, 1998) in addition to being able to modify the texture properties of some products (Quinzio, Ayunta, Alancay, López de Mishima, & Iturriaga, 2017), providing potential uses as additive for the food and pharmaceutical industries (Sepúlveda, Sáenz, Aliaga, & Aceituno, 2007), as well as being used as stabilizer of water-oil emulsions or to avoid flocculation (Espino-Díaz et al, 2010;Rivera-Corona, Rodríguez-González, Rendón-Villalobos, García-Hernández, & Solorza-Feria, 2014). Other application is as dispersing agent in the formulation of some cosmetics and foodstuffs (Matsuhiro, Lillo, Sáenz, Urzúa, & Zparate, 2006;Sepúlveda et al, 2007).…”

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Solvent‐free mechanical extraction of Opuntia ficus‐indica mucilage

Reyes‐Ocampo

Córdova-Aguilar

Guzmán

et al. 2018

J Food Process Engineering

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The performance of solvent‐free extraction methods used for obtaining mucilage powder from Opuntia ficus‐indica has been evaluated in terms of yield, energy‐drawn, and the rheological parameters as well as its rheological properties and content of polysaccharides. Three different methods based on mechanical extraction were investigated, namely the simple filtering method (SFM), the filtering‐clarifying‐concentrating method (FCCM), and the filtering‐concentrating method (FCM). The SFM method consisted of obtaining the mucilage powder by spray‐drying the filtered cactus juice. For the second method (FCCM), the mucilage powder was obtained by drying the filtered, clarified, and concentrated (evaporation by boiling for the elimination of part of the water) cactus juices, while for the FCM method the filtered juice was concentrated and dried. The highest mucilage yield was obtained with the SFM method, while the highest consistency, in terms of viscosity combined with the lowest energy requirement was obtained when using the FCM method. The polysaccharide spectrum characterization was carried out by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy. Spectra obtained from the different extraction processes indicate the presence of mixtures of polysaccharides such as unesterified rhamnose, xylose, mannose, and galacturonic acid. Remarkably, rhamnose is the most abundant in two of the three extracts, although almost 50% of the concentration of galacturonic acid present in the three extracts is unesterified. Practical applications At the present time, several authors focused on obtaining mucilage from Opuntia ficus‐indica for the food and pharmaceutical industries by precipitation with solvents, such as acetone or alcohols, with low yields and high production cost, due to high consumption of the organic solvents and long extraction time. While this kind of mucilage may be suitable for foodstuff processing, it must be demonstrated that do not contain a toxicologically dangerous amount, the process of extraction was under good manufacturing practices as well as it is necessary to verify that this mucilage meets the specific purity criteria provided by the application. This involves conducting quantitative analysis that is usually costly and time‐consuming. Therefore, a study on mechanical extraction process has been performed in order to have a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) cactus mucilage. The process developed is a mechanical extraction of low cost, suitable to obtain mucilage at large‐scale, with high yield, low energy requirements, and no solvents involved. The mucilage obtained is a safe powder useful as additive in food processing such as dispersing agent avoiding sedimentation in vegetable protein suspensions for patients with malnourishment.

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Physicochemical and rheological properties of mucilage extracted from Opuntia ficus indica (L. Miller). Comparative study with guar gum and xanthan gum

Cited by 30 publications

References 37 publications

Comparative Analysis of the Chemical Composition and Physicochemical Properties of the Mucilage Extracted from Fresh and Dehydrated Opuntia ficus indica Cladodes

Comparative Analysis of the Chemical Composition and Physicochemical Properties of the Mucilage Extracted from Fresh and Dehydrated Opuntia ficus indica Cladodes

Influence of age on molecular characteristics and rheological behavior of nopal mucilage

Solvent‐free mechanical extraction of Opuntia ficus‐indica mucilage

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