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Optimization of Ultrasonic Extraction of Phenolic Antioxidants from Green Tea Using Response Surface Methodology

2013; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 18; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/molecules181113530

1433-1373

Lan‐Sook Lee, Namhyouck Lee, Young Jin Kim, Lee Chang-Ho, Sang Pil Hong, Yeo-Won Jeon, Young-Eon Kim,

Food Quality and Safety Studies

Response surface methodology (RSM) has been used to optimize the extraction conditions of antioxidants with relatively low caffeine content from green tea by using ultrasonic extraction. The predicted optimal conditions for the highest antioxidant activity and minimum caffeine level were found at 19.7% ethanol, 26.4 min extraction time, and 24.0 ° C extraction temperature. In the predicted optimal conditions, the experimental values were very close to the predicted values. Moreover, the ratio of (EGCg + ECg)/EGC was identified a major factor contributing to the antioxidant activity of green tea extracts. In this study, ultrasonic extraction showed that the ethanol concentration and extraction time used for antioxidant extraction could be remarkably reduced without a decrease in antioxidant activity compared to the conventional extraction conditions.