High-Power Ultrasound in Gas Phase: Effects on the Bioactive Compounds Release from Red Bell Pepper during In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Sample Preparation
2.3. Simulated In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion
2.4. Release of Bioactive Compounds: Total Phenolic Content (TPC) and Antioxidant Activity (AA)
2.5. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.6. Optical Microscopy and Image Analysis
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Moisture Content
3.2. Release of Bioactive Compounds
3.3. Microstructural Changes Observed by SEM
3.4. Optical Microscope Observation and Image Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Reche, C.; Rosselló, C.; Eim, V.; León, A.E.; Simal, S. High-Power Ultrasound in Gas Phase: Effects on the Bioactive Compounds Release from Red Bell Pepper during In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion. Antioxidants 2023, 12, 356. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020356
Reche C, Rosselló C, Eim V, León AE, Simal S. High-Power Ultrasound in Gas Phase: Effects on the Bioactive Compounds Release from Red Bell Pepper during In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion. Antioxidants. 2023; 12(2):356. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020356
Chicago/Turabian StyleReche, Cristina, Carmen Rosselló, Valeria Eim, Alberto Edel León, and Susana Simal. 2023. "High-Power Ultrasound in Gas Phase: Effects on the Bioactive Compounds Release from Red Bell Pepper during In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion" Antioxidants 12, no. 2: 356. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020356
APA StyleReche, C., Rosselló, C., Eim, V., León, A. E., & Simal, S. (2023). High-Power Ultrasound in Gas Phase: Effects on the Bioactive Compounds Release from Red Bell Pepper during In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion. Antioxidants, 12(2), 356. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12020356