OBTENÇÃO DE UM ADITIVO NATURAL À BASE DE CATEQUINAS A PARTIR DE FRUTOS DE ARBUTUS UNEDO L.: EXTRATOS COMPETITIVOS E PROMISSORES PARA APLICAÇÃO NA INDÚSTRIA ALIMENTAR
This inven\u00c7\u00c3o consists in obtaining natural additives, with the preservative from waste of arbutus unedo L. (fruits that are rejected when are not ripe, because do not have the value organol\u00c9tico), as an alternative to natural causes, and sint\u00c9tica currently exi Stentes in the market.The extract obtained rich in flavan - 3 - \u00d3is, especially in catechin, has great capacity of preservation with excellent antioxidant effects due to presence of a high concentration of this compound (a value similar to that found in green tea, plant described as having in its con One of the major contents of this stitui\u00c7\u00c3o mol\u00c9cula)Valuing the extract in applications in the food industry. In addition, this extract shows great stability under the conditions of temperature, pH and storage time are optimized. In addition, and for the same conditions, shows high stability in an aqueous medium when subjected to simulation studies of application in food.This inven\u00c7\u00c3o describes the obtaining of this extract using a simple process that highlights the potential use of arbutus unedo in obtaining extract rich in catechin competitive with the already existing in the market, extracts rich in flavan - 3 - \u00d3is.This extract has good stability in aqueous medium and antioxidant capacity can increase the shelf life of food by expanding its interest in this application.A PRESENTE INVENÇÃO CONSISTE NA OBTENÇÃO DE ADITIVOS NATURAIS, COM FUNÇÃO CONSERVANTE, A PARTIR DE RESÍDUOS DE ARBUTUS UNEDO L. (FRUTOS QUE SÃO REJEITADOS QUANDO NÃO ESTÃO BEM MADUROS, DADO NÃO TEREM VALOR ORGANOLÉTICO), COMO ALTERNATIVA AOS DE ORIGEM NATURAL E SINTÉTICA ATUALMENTE EXISTENTES NO MERCADO. O EXTRATO OBTIDO RICO EM FLAVAN-3-ÓIS, ESPECIALMENTE EM CATEQUINA, APRESENTA GRANDE CAPACIDADE DE PRESERVAÇÃO COM EFEITOS ANTIOXIDANTES EXCELENTES DEVIDO À PRESENÇA DE UMA CONCENTRAÇÃO ELEVADA DESTE COMPOSTO (VALOR SEMELHANTE AO ENCONTRADO NO CHÁ VERDE, PLANTA DESCRITA COMO TENDO NA SUA C
