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Title: Grape pomace extracts derived from Midwestern grapes as natural antioxidants in edible oil and oil-in-water emulsions

Author
item Bakota, Erica
item Moser, Jill
item Berhow, Mark
item Liu, Sean

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/21/2014
Publication Date: 6/24/2014
Citation: Bakota, E.L., Winkler-Moser, J.K., Berhow, M.A., Liu, S.X. 2014. Grape pomace extracts derived from Midwestern grapes as natural antioxidants in edible oil and oil-in-water emulsions [abstract]. Institute of Food Technologists.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Natural antioxidants to extend the shelf life and fry life of edible oils are in high demand. Wine grapes are widely cultivated around the world, and the grape pomace generated during the winemaking process is an abundant, inexpensive, and often discarded source of polyphenolic antioxidants. We examined grape pomace from nine varieties of U.S. Midwestern grapes for total phenolic content and antioxidant activity via the ABTS assay. Ethanolic extracts produced from the pomace of each grape variety were then added to bulk soybean oil as well as oil-in-water emulsions to determine antioxidant activity of the extracts in lipid systems. It was found that while the extracts had relatively little effect in bulk oil, we observed dose-dependent antioxidant effects of the extracts in oil-in-water emulsions. Oxidation in heated bulk oil was monitored by total polar compounds and TAG polymerization. Oxidation in emulsions was measured by peroxide value, headspace oxygen measurements, gas chromatography of headspace volatiles, and fatty acid composition. In general, pomace extracts derived from red grapes outperformed those from white grapes, with the Marechal Foch variety showing the highest antioxidant activity overall. While pomace from many grape varieties has been studied previously, this is the first known study on antioxidant levels in grape pomace from grapes grown in the Midwestern United States. Extracts derived from these grape varieties show promise as antioxidants in edible oil systems.