Production of a red-purple food colorant from Opuntia stricta fruits by spray drying and its application in food model systems

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 471-479

  Obon J M ^a,b   Castellar, M R ^a,b   Alacid, M ^a,b   Fernandez Lopez J A ^a,b  

^a Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Ambiental

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Betacyanins; Betalains; Food colorants; Food model systems; Opuntia juice; Opuntia stricta; Spray drying

Indexed keywords

BETACYANINS; BETALAINS; FOOD COLORANTS; FOOD MODEL SYSTEMS; OPUNTIA JUICE; OPUNTIA STRICTA;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CURING; DEWATERING; DRYING; FOOD ADDITIVES; FRUIT JUICES; FRUITS; GLUCOSE; PESTICIDES; SPRAY DRYING;

SPRAYING;

OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA STRICTA;

EID: 53149143857     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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