Ficus carica L. and Prunus spinosa L. extracts as new anthocyanin-based food colorants: a thorough study in confectionery products

The present work describes the evaluation of fig peels and blackthorn fruit extracts as natural purple colorants in doughnuts (icing) and in a typical Brazilian pastry called “beijinho”. The extracts were screened for their antioxidant activity as well as their antibacterial capacity. Nutritionally,...

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Main Author: Backes, Emanueli (author)
Other Authors: Leichtweis, Maria Gabriela (author), Pereira, Carla (author), Carocho, Márcio (author), Barreira, João C.M. (author), Genena, Aziza Kamal (author), Baraldi, Ilton J. (author), Barreiro, M.F. (author), Barros, Lillian (author), Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/23331
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/23331