Free radical scavenging capacity of the
extracts from red and white grape pomace peels (RGPP,WGPP) and as a reference for two commonly used antioxidants (BHA (synthetic) and
DL-
-tocopherol(natural) heated at processing temperatures (80, 100, and 120
C) was evaluated using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhidrazyl (DPPH
) reagent. Kinetic behavior of the sample
extracts did not changewhen they were heated, following a general multiplicative model in which remaining DPPH
wasmore affected by temperature than the time needed to reach the steady state. The reduction ofthis property in the sample
extracts heated at 120
C as compared to those at 20
C followed anincreasing order: BHA (15.3%) < WGPP (22.9%) < RGPP (28.3%) <
DL-
-tocopherol (69.8%). Colorlosses were also measured by a tristimulus colorimeter HunterLab and two parameters were usedto express the sample extract color: hue angle (tan
b*/
a*)
-1 and
a*/
b* ratio. The higher red colorlosses in RGPP
extracts (12.9 times in hue angle) as compared to the yellow color losses in theWGPP
extracts (1.5 times in
a*/
b* ratio) during heating may explain their differences in the freeradical scavenging capacity.Keywords: Grape pomace;
extracts; free radical scavenging; temperature