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T1 Antioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities of ling-heather honey powder obtained by different methods with several carriers
A1 Osés Gómez, Sandra María
A1 Cantero, Leire
A1 Puertas López, Guillermo
A1 Fernández Muiño, Miguel Ángel
A1 Sancho Ortiz, María Teresa
K1 Honey powder
K1 Functional activities
K1 Freeze drying
K1 Vacuum drying
K1 Spray drying
K1 Alimentos
K1 Food
AB Honey powder is being increasingly used in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry, because it avoids inconveniences of raw honey, such as high viscosity, stickiness and formation of sugar crystals. It is of paramount importance to know if honey powders keep the features of raw honeys. This is the first study, in which total phenolics, total flavonoids, and biological properties of ling-heather (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull) honey powders obtained by different drying methods (spray drying, vacuum drying and freeze drying), using different carriers (Arabic gum, whey protein isolate and maltodextrin) were assessed. Results showed that all the drying procedures and carriers retained the honey phenolics in the honey powders. Honey powders' antioxidant activities against different free radicals (ABTS•+, ROO•, •OH and O2•-) were higher than those of the raw honeys, while honey powders’ anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities against several microorganisms (Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli) were lower. Concentration of honey in the powder and type of carrier used for dehydration were the key factors for the quality of honey powders. However, the drying procedure did not strongly influence the parameters and properties studied.
PB Elsevier
SN 0023-6438
YR 2022
FD 2022-04
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6434
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6434
LA eng
NO Junta de Castilla y León (Spain) for financial support (BU041G18), and for the research assistant contract given to Ms. Leire Cantero (Grant No. UBU-09-A).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 20-abr-2024