Major lipophilic pigments in Atlantic seaweeds as valuable food ingredients: Analysis and assessment of quantification methods. (September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rubiño, S.; Peteiro, C.; Aymerich, T.; Hortós, M.
• Is Part Of: Food research international. Volume 159(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-09
• Subjects: Macroalgae -- Phaeophyceae -- Rhodophyta -- Pigments -- Chlorophyll -- Fucoxanthin -- Spain; Food -- Analysis -- Periodicals; Food industry and trade -- Periodicals; Food industry and trade -- Canada -- Periodicals; Food Technology -- Periodicals; Food -- Periodicals; Food-Processing Industry -- Periodicals; Aliments -- Industrie et commerce -- Périodiques; Aliments -- Industrie et commerce -- Canada -- Périodiques; Aliments -- Recherche -- Périodiques; Food industry and trade; Canada; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 664.005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111609
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0963-9969

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Highlights: Fucoxanthin and chlorophyll a content were assessed in 24 macroalgae species. Highest content was observed in Fucales species and Undaria pinnatifida. Linear relationship between fucoxanthin and chlorophyll a content was recorded. Depth, life stage, season and dried processing were influencing factors. Different estimation according to the detection system was recorded in dried samples. Abstract: Current trends towards the use of ingredients from natural origin in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry, place macroalgae as a good reservoir of novel compounds. Among them, lipophilic major pigments such as chlorophylls and fucoxanthin, are of great interest because of their multiple applications as bioactive compounds and dyes. In this work, a mid-polarity medium was used to extract pigments from twenty-four species from North coast of Spain, including brown (Phaeophyceae) and red macroalgae (Rhodophyta). The fucoxanthin and chlorophyll a content was assessed by means of two different methods, spectrophotometric and high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to diode array detection (HPLC-DAD). The effect of dried processing on the pigment content of selected species was also evaluated. A linear relationship between the extractability of fucoxanthin and chlorophyll a was observed, being the highest content recorded among members belonging to the order Fucales and Undaria pinnatifida . This work provides good insights about the content on pigments in Spanish North Atlantic macroalgae with future commercial value in different industrial fields, as well as a critical overview of the suitability of the quantification methods and challenges related to their effect in results evaluation.