Cantaloupe

The carotenoid and mineral levels as well as the in vitro antioxidant capacity, using the 1,1-diphenyl-2-pi-crylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay, of waste from cantaloupe was assessed. Then the matrix was subjected to ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and response surface methodology (RSM) was used for the optimization of the extraction of carotenoids. The effect of the extraction procedure on the microstructure of the powder was assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. The major carotenoids identified were lutein (63.24 ± 0.73 μg βCE/g dw) and β-carotene (56.43 ± 0.11 μg βCE/g dw). Several mineral elements (K, Na, P, Mg, Ca, Fe, Cu, Mn and Zn) were identified, potassium being the major one.The extract exhibited in vitro antioxidant activity (IC 50 = 7.33 ± 0.22 μg/mL). The RSM results showed that an amplitude of 100%, extraction time of 10 min, hexane percentage of 80% in hexane/acetone solvent, and solvent-to-solid ratio of 55 mL/g were the optimal conditions for the extraction of carotenoids. Under these conditions, the carotenoid content of the extract was 124.61 ± 3.82 μg/g.The microscopic analysis revealed the effectiveness of the ul-trasound treatment that results in noticeable physical changes, like microscopic perforations and breakages.

Background: This work aimed to study the lipoidal matter, phytoconstituents, total polyphenols (TP), total flavonoids (TF) and total carotenes (TC) contents of peels of both Musa paradisicae L. var. sapientum Kuntze (banana) and Cucumis melo L. (cantaloupe) in addition to pulp of Psidium guajava L. (guava) cultivated in Egypt and evaluate their antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer activities. Methods: Lipoidal matters were prepared and analyzed by GC/MS according to British pharmacopeia. TP, TF and TC of 80% hydro-methanolic extracts of the parts under investigation were detected by colorimetric methods. The isolated compounds were identified by different physico-chemical methods including UV, HPLC, 1 H NMR and ESI-MS. Results: Palmitic acid was the main saturated fatty acid in the three parts and the percentage of sterols, in banana peel only was detected as 72.47% higher than the percentage of hydrocarbons (23.58%). Twenty compounds were isolated and identified by different physical and chromatographic techniques (7 compounds from banana peels, 5 compounds from cantaloupe peels and 8 compounds from guava pulp). Extract of banana peel showed the best antimicrobial activity while extract of guava pulp showed the best activity against all tested tumor cell lines. Conclusion: Thus, waste parts of the investigated fruits showed a significant medicinal value for their active compounds.

In the current study, novel films with chitosan/nano/SiO2/nisin films and their antimicrobial application on cantaloupe fruit shelf-life have been studied. Novel films were prepared by the addition of 1% chitosan, 1% nano silicon dioxide, and 1% nisin and freeze-dried for the performance study. Physicochemical properties such as tensile strength, optical, and thermal properties with the performance characteristics of the novel films were measured. Coated and uncoated cantaloupes with various coating solutions were stored and chilled at 4 °C in a relative humidity of 70% for up to nine days. The microbial population measurements have been detected every three days. Results show that the fourier transform infrared intensity (FTIR) of nano/SiO2 and with the addition of nisin (nano/SiO2/n) were higher than chitosan (CH) film except in the wavenumber (3150–3750 cm−1) films peaks. Novel nanofilms enhanced tensile strength as well as optical and thermal properties. XRD analysis reported tw...

The carotenoid and mineral levels as well as the in vitro antioxidant capacity, using the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay, of waste from cantaloupe was assessed. Then the matrix was subjected to ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and response surface methodology (RSM) was used for the optimization of the extraction of carotenoids. The effect of the extraction procedure on the microstructure of the powder was assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. The major carotenoids identified were lutein (63.24 ± 0.73 μg βCE/g dw) and β-carotene (56.43 ± 0.11 μg βCE/g dw). Several mineral elements (K, Na, P, Mg, Ca, Fe, Cu, Mn and Zn) were identified, potassium being the major one.The extract exhibited in vitro antioxidant activity (IC = 7.33 ± 0.22 μg/mL). The RSM results showed that an amplitude of 100%, extraction time of 10 min, hexane percentage of 80% in hexane/acetone solvent, and solvent-to-solid ratio of 55 mL/g were the optimal condition...

The carotenoid and mineral levels as well as the in vitro antioxidant capacity, using the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay, of waste from cantaloupe was assessed. Then the matrix was subjected to ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and response surface methodology (RSM) was used for the optimization of the extraction of carotenoids. The effect of the extraction procedure on the microstructure of the powder was assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. The major carotenoids identified were lutein (63.24 ± 0.73 μg βCE/g dw) and β-carotene (56.43 ± 0.11 μg βCE/g dw). Several mineral elements (K, Na, P, Mg, Ca, Fe, Cu, Mn and Zn) were identified, potassium being the major one.The extract exhibited in vitro antioxidant activity (IC = 7.33 ± 0.22 μg/mL). The RSM results showed that an amplitude of 100%, extraction time of 10 min, hexane percentage of 80% in hexane/acetone solvent, and solvent-to-solid ratio of 55 mL/g were the optimal condition...