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- Title
Production of Carotenoids from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches: Selection of Extraction Methods.
- Authors
Anshori, Mustofa; Jafar, R. Muhamad; Lestari, Dianika; Ari Penia Kresnowati, Made Tri
- Abstract
Public awareness of the importance of natural food colorants is increasing. Carotenoids are a coloring agent that is widely used for food applications to give a yellow, orange, or red color to food products. Natural carotenoids can be produced by extraction from various sources, such as carrots and palm oil, or from algae and fungi. Oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) as the biomass waste of palm oil industry may contain carotenoid residue so that extraction of OPEFB constitutes the crucial step in carotenoid production. The effects of the solvent used for the extraction as well as the size of different parts of OPEFB on the obtained carotenoid were evaluated. The experiments were performed by Soxhlet extraction using n-hexane, ethanol, and isopropyl alcohol as solvents at the boiling point of each solvent. The ratio of OPEFB to solvent was 1:60 (w/v) with variation of OPEFB size. The results showed that the optimum carotene concentration was obtained from extraction using n-hexane on 5-cm OPEFB spikelets.
- Subjects
OIL palm; CAROTENOIDS; SOLVENT extraction; PALM oil industry; FRUIT; PETROLEUM waste; CAROTENES
- Publication
Journal of Engineering & Technological Sciences, 2022, Vol 54, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
2337-5779
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2022.54.3.3