Preparation and Characterization of Prickly Ash Peel Oleoresin Microcapsules and Flavor Retention Analysis

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Prickly ash peel oleoresin (PPO) is a highly concentrated oil of Prickly ash essential oil and has a stronger aroma. However, its low water solubility, high volatility, difficulty in transport and storage, and decomposition by light, heat, and oxygen limit its wider application. To solve this problem, this study used freeze-drying or spray-drying, with soybean protein isolate (SPI) or gum Arabic (GA), combined with aqueous maltodextrin (MD) as the encapsulating agents to prepare four types of PPO microcapsules (POMs). Spray-dried microcapsules with GA as the encapsulating agent achieved a high encapsulation efficiency (EE) of 92.31 ± 0.31%, improved the thermal stability of the PPO, and had spherical morphology. (Headspace solid-phase microextraction/gas chromatography–mass spectrometry) HS-SPME/GC-MS detected 41 volatile compounds in PPO; of these, linalool, β-myrcene, sabinene, and D-limonene were identified as key flavor components. Principal component analysis (PCA) effectively distinguished the significant differences in flavor between PPO, spray-dried SPI/MD microcapsules (SS), and spray-dried GA/MD microcapsules (SG). During 15 days of air-exposure, the loss of flavor from SG (54.62 ± 0.54%) was significantly lower than PPO (79.45 ± 1.45%) and SS (57.55 ± 0.36%). During the air-exposure period, SG consistently had the highest antioxidant capacity, making it desirable for PPO packaging, and expanding its potential applications within the food industry.
Funding Information
  • Qingdao people’s Livelihood Science and Technology Plan Project (23-2-8-xdny-6-nsh, 23-3-8-xdny-1-nsh, 24-1-8-xdny-16-nsh, YDZX2023035, 23-2-1-180-zyyd-jch, 2022TSGC2520, 2023TSGC0892, 2023TZXD078, 2023TZXD047)
  • Shandong Province Technology Innovation Guidance Plan (23-2-8-xdny-6-nsh, 23-3-8-xdny-1-nsh, 24-1-8-xdny-16-nsh, YDZX2023035, 23-2-1-180-zyyd-jch, 2022TSGC2520, 2023TSGC0892, 2023TZXD078, 2023TZXD047)
  • Natural Science Foundation of Qingdao Municipality (23-2-8-xdny-6-nsh, 23-3-8-xdny-1-nsh, 24-1-8-xdny-16-nsh, YDZX2023035, 23-2-1-180-zyyd-jch, 2022TSGC2520, 2023TSGC0892, 2023TZXD078, 2023TZXD047)
  • Innovation Ability Improvement Project of Science and Technology SMEs in Shandong Province (23-2-8-xdny-6-nsh, 23-3-8-xdny-1-nsh, 24-1-8-xdny-16-nsh, YDZX2023035, 23-2-1-180-zyyd-jch, 2022TSGC2520, 2023TSGC0892, 2023TZXD078, 2023TZXD047)
  • The Two Hundred Talents Project of Yantai City in 2020, Key R&D Program of Shandong Province, China (23-2-8-xdny-6-nsh, 23-3-8-xdny-1-nsh, 24-1-8-xdny-16-nsh, YDZX2023035, 23-2-1-180-zyyd-jch, 2022TSGC2520, 2023TSGC0892, 2023TZXD078, 2023TZXD047)

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