Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) and Quince (Cydonia oblonga L.) Juices and Their By-Products as Ingredients Showing Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties for Chewing Candy: Nutraceutical Formulations

Abstract

Sustainable and environmentally friendly approaches to the production of health foods have become very popular. e concept of this study was to develop chewing candy (CC)-nutraceutical formulations based on sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) and quince (Cydonia oblonga L.) juice and juice by-products (BuJ, QuJ, BuBP, and QuBP, resp.), as ingredients showing antimicrobial properties against Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella enterica, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Proteus mirabilis, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Enterococcus faecalis, E. faecium, and Bacillus cereus. Two texture-forming agents (agar and gelatin) were tested for CC formulation. BuJ, QuJ, BuBP, and QuBP showed antimicrobial activity against all the pathogens tested, and the largest inhibition zones against Bacillus and Proteus mirabilis were observed for BuJ and QuJ, respectively. Agar and/or gelatin selection has a signi cant in uence on CC texture (p 0.0001), and interactions of agar and/or gelatin selection × juice or juice by-products and sea buckthorn or quince × juice or juice by-products were also signi cant (p 0.0001). e best acceptability was shown for CC prepared with agar and BuBP (131.7) and with gelatin and QuJ (132.0). e addition of BuJ, QuJ, BuBP, and QuBP increases the antioxidant activity of CC by ve times. Finally, not just juice, but also juice by-products, have great potential as desirable antimicrobial ingredients for the food industry.

Attempts for Developing Novel Sugar-Based and Sugar-Free Sea Buckthorn Marmalades

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“…63 Recently, Seabuckthorn has been developed into various snacks, including drinks, yogurt 64 and chewing candies. 65 Thus, there is a huge market for Seabuckthorn products because of their good taste, nutritive and medicinal value.…”

Valorization of quince peel into functional food ingredients: A path towards “zero waste” and sustainable food systems

“…Quince juice pomace, another nutrient-rich industrial by-product, was already upcycled as a sustainable source of pectin [ 8 ] and antimicrobial ingredients for chewing candies [ 9 ]. Regarding quince peel, it has been described as containing hydroxycinnamic acids (caffeoylquinic acids) and flavonols (quercetin and kaempferol glycoside derivatives), which are also found in the fruit pulp [ 10 , 11 , 12 ].…”