J.C. Cuevas-Bernardino

Center for Research and Assistance in Technology and Design of Jalisco

This chapter provides and overview of the state-of-the-art valorization of several common and rare tropical fruits harvested in Mexico as a source of bioactive compounds with nutraceutical properties. The text includes an analysis and discussion focused on the content of the nutraceutical molecules present mainly in the coproducts (peels, seeds, pu...

Oil‐in‐water emulgels formed with canola oil and whey protein isolate:alginate‐inulin ternary complex coacervates (TCC) were used as fat replacers (10–15% wt.) in a reduced‐fat set yoghurt (RFY). The addition of the emulgel had a significant effect (P < 0.05) on RFY syneresis and better stability against whey expulsion compared to a full‐fat set yo...

Phenolic compounds and capsaicinoids present in different tissues (placenta, pericarp, and seeds) of the chili pepper fruit Capsicum annuum L. (cv. xcatik) cultivated in the Yucatán peninsula (Mexico) were analyzed. For this purpose, fresh and dehydrated chili peppers tissues were used. The phenolic compounds and capsaicinoids were extracted using...

The destabilization of oil-based delivery systems may compromise the visual, textile, or sensorial properties of the system and reduce their effectiveness at encapsulating bioactive compounds. The following sections describe the techniques used to characterize the properties of dispersed hydrophobic droplets or particles in colloidal systems to elu...

Chitosan is a mucoadhesive and natural biodegradable polysaccharide derived by the deacetylation of chitin, such as an interesting biopolymer to form films and coatings for food preservation. The objective of this work was to isolate and characterize the structural and physicochemical properties of biochemical chitosan (BC) from shrimp (Litopenaeus...

Los procesos de fermentación involucrados en la producción de alimentos derivados del cacao (Theobroma cacao L.), café (Coffea canephora P.) y maíz (Zea mays) pueden considerarse parte de la Biotecnología Alimentaria, esto nos afirma que esta disciplina tiene cientos de años de evolución en el Sur-Sureste mexicano. Los mayas preparaban una bebida a...

Mangifera indica fruit (mango) is one of the most commercialized fruits around the world occupying the 2nd position as a tropical crop, due to the great variety of existing cultivars from which different food products such as drinks, juices, concentrates, and jams are prepared. The wastes generated during the processing of this fruit (20 million to...

This review aims to discuss the current advances in green methods for the isolation and characterization of pectic polysaccharides with a focus on unconventional extraction sources and their bioactive applications in the pharmaceutical industry as new biopolymers or drug delivery systems. The physicochemical, structural, and functional properties o...

The objective of this work was to obtain and characterize chitosan from biologically obtained chitin, to determine its capability to form films with Melipona honey (MH), and to evaluate the physicochemical, antimicrobial, and mechanical properties of the resulted biofilm. The chitosan yielded 62.64% and exhibited a degree of solubility of 91.33%, a...

Bixin and norbixin are extracted from annatto seeds, and the residual seed waste can be used as a potential source of annatto starch (AS), contributing to the circular economy of the regional communities where the resource is grown/processed. To assess AS suitability as a food ingredient, its physicochemical, antioxidant, microstructural, and funct...

Brosimum alicastrum is a native tree widely distributed in the Yucatan peninsula where is called Ramon. Some studies have reported that Ramon seeds contain high starch content, recently used in developing novel and sustainable biomaterials. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of the extractive solution on the starch isolation Ramon seed flour; f...

The effect of temperature (60, 70, 80, and 90 �C) and time (30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 min) on citric acid extraction of Haden mango (Mangifera indica L. cv. Haden) peel pectin was evaluated in the present study. In order to obtain a better understanding of both the extraction process and the characteristics of the pectin (obtained from an agro-industr...

The biotechnological approach used for pollutants remotion has presented good yields at relatively low cost, nevertheless it still presents a wide margin for improvement to become the principal response to environmental contingencies. As immobilization of microorganisms has demonstrated the decrease of most of the disadvantages of biodegradation, t...

The physicochemical properties, proximate composition, minerals, total polyphenols, carotenoids, phenolic compounds, antioxidant, and antibacterial activities of ciricote (Cordia dodecandra A. DC.) tropical fruit were investigated. Minerals were quantified by using micro Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence. Lutein and β- carotene were identified i...

Phenolic compounds are secondary metabolites involved in plant adaptation processes. The development of extraction procedures, quantification, and identification of this compounds in habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense) leaves can provide information about their accumulation and possible biological function. The main objective of this work was to st...

Mexico has a wealth of plant genetic resources, including Capsicum species. In southern Mexico, specifically in the western part of the Yucatan Peninsula, Maya farmers have preserved a great diversity of chilli pepper landraces of C. annuum , C. frutescens and C. chinense . However, the morphological diversity, capsaicinoid content, conservation st...

In this study starches were isolated from Mexican bean landraces of three Phaseolus species (P. polyanthus, P. acutifolius, and P. vulgaris L.). The physicochemical, structural, morphological, and rheological properties, including yield, proximate composition, minerals, swelling power, solubility, amylose content, zeta potential, Fourier transform...

Chia oil contains a high content of linoleic and linolenic acid, which are essential for human metabolism. Chia nanoemulsion is a technique that can aid in preserving the components of this oil. This study aimed to develop and characterize chia oil nanoemulsions using chia mucilage as wall material. The nanoemulsions were developed varying the use...

Se determinó la contribución de los principales compuestos fenólicos encontrados en el extracto de ciricote (Cordia dodecandra A. DC.) sobre la actividad antioxidante (AA) evaluada mediante el ensayo de inhibición de radical ABTS. Los resultados indicaron que el mayor constituyente fenólico del fruto de ciricote y con mayor AA, fue el ácido rosmarí...

autor para correspondencia: npacheco@ciatej.mx Resumen. Los requerimientos para empaques o recubrimientos de frutos frescos y conservas del consumidor actual toman en cuenta las necesidades del mercado con un enfoque ecológico, generando un reto para la industria de alimentos, llevado a la búsqueda de materiales naturales con características estruc...

El presente documento es de carácter introductorio y tiene como objetivo orientar a quienes deseen incursionar en el aprovechamiento de frutos, productos y subproductos tropicales. En el trabajo se abordó una metodología documental para identificar conceptos y definiciones clave en el tema, tales como las razones para el aprovechamiento integral de...

En el presente trabajo se evaluaron la concentración de pectina y la adición de miel de melipona como agente plastificante, sobre las propiedades fisicoquímicas (humedad, opacidad, color, solubilidad y grosor) y mecánicas (elongación y resistencia a la tracción) de biopelículas formadas a partir de pectina de residuos de mango ataulfo (Mangifera in...

Se realizó un análisis cinético y termodinámico al proceso de extracción de pectina de limón persa (Citrus latifolia Tanaka) con ácido cítrico, a distintas condiciones (60, 75 y 90ºC; 30, 60 y 90 min). Se obtuvieron constantes de velocidad para la extracción de pectina (k1) y su degradación (k2), así como las energías de activación (Ea) correspondi...

Resumen Se evaluaron las propiedades fisicoquímicas, así como la capacidad antioxidante de películas bioactivas elaboradas a base de almidón de frijol Ibes (Phaseolus polyanthus) y quitosano bio-químico adicionadas con diferentes concentraciones de rutina (2 mg/g=AQR2, 2.5 mg/g=AQR2.5, 3mg/g=AQR3 de BT y AQ sin rutina) por secado en placa. En los p...

Resumen Se evaluó el contenido de flavonoides totales (FT) y la actividad antioxidante (AA) de extractos de hoja Capsicum chinense obtenidos por maceración y empleando agua (W), acetona (Ace), acetona al 80% (Ace 80%), metanol (MeOH), y metanol al 80% (MeOH 80%) como solventes. El mayor contenido de FT fue de 2.65 mg equivalentes de quercetina (EQ)...

The objective of this work was the recovery of chitosan by ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) from white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) chitin, and the physicochemical and structural characterization of the obtained biopolymer, as well as its antimicrobial effect on Pythium ultimum growth. A 2 3 factorial design was used to evaluate chitosan extra...

The physicochemical properties, proximate composition, minerals, total polyphenols, carotenoids, phenolic compounds, antioxidant, and antibacterial activities of ciricote (Cordia dodecandra A. DC.) tropical fruit were investigated. Minerals were quantified by using micro-Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence. Lutein and b-carotene were identified in...

The physicochemical properties, proximate composition, minerals, total polyphenols, carotenoids, phenolic compounds, antioxidant, and antibacterial activities of ciricote (Cordia dodecandra A. DC.) tropical fruit were investigated. Minerals were quantified by using micro-Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence. Lutein and β-carotene were identified in...

Different techniques have been employed to extract capsaicinoids from habanero chili pepper (HCP). Conventional extraction techniques use long extraction times and environmentally unfriendly solvents, while other techniques are limited by the polarity of the capsaicinoids, which cause their underestimation. Recent advanced extraction techniques of...

Bioactive Phenols-loaded chitosan nanoparticles (PL-CNps) were developed by ionic gelation from Persian lemon (Citrus latifolia) waste (PLW) and chitosan nanoparticles. Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used to determine the optimal Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction (UAE) conditions for the total phenolic compounds (TPC) recovery from PLW (58.13...

Introduction: Grape seed oil (GSO) contains unsaturated fatty acids that make it susceptible to degradation, causing it to deteriorate. In this sense, microencapsulation in biopolymer matrices is a good alternative to protect it. Objective: To microencapsulate GSO by spray drying of emulsions stabilized with biopolymer complexes formed from whey p...

Tangerine (Citrus reticulata. CRP) and grapefruit (Citrus paradisi. CPP) pectins obtained by ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and conventional extraction (CE) using citric acid were characterized to establish their potential uses as an alternative source of commercial pectin. The pectins obtained by UAE and CE presented a pseudoplastic fluid ch...

Se evaluó el contenido de fenoles totales (CFT) y la variación de color (E) de extractos de hoja y fruto de Capsicum chinense obtenidos por maceración y empleando AcOEt, Ace, MeOH, MeOH al 80%, MeOH al 20% y agua (W) como solventes. Se estableció el orden de polaridad de los solventes en función a su constante dieléctrica para discutir su relación...

The ternary edible films based on commercial or bio-chemical chitosan (CCh or BCh) and starch (S) with different concentration of gallic acid (GA) were produced by casting. This work analyzed the effect of different type of Ch and GA concentrations (1.25 mg/gTB and 2.5 mg/gTB) on the rheological properties of the film-forming solutions, as well as...

The purpose of this study was to prepare and evaluate the chemical and physical properties of protein-polyphenol-polysaccharide ternary soluble complexes composed of pea protein isolate (PPI), quercetin (Q) and mesquite gum (MG). PPI and MG were mixed in varying ratios at pH 5.0 and hydrodynamic diameter, ζ-potential, turbidity and soluble complexe...