文摘
Treatment with supercritical CO2 is proposed for deodorizingantioxidant rosemary extracts obtainedby steam distillation and Soxhlet extraction. The processconditions have been optimized by applyinga Taguchi experimental design with the aim of obtaining, at minimumcost, a product with acceptableantioxidant activity as well as minimum rosemary aroma. Variableswere selected for their effectson the selective extraction of the compounds responsible for theresidual aroma of the rosemaryextract. The optimized method allowed 90% dearomatization; nodetrimental effects in antioxidantactivity or color of the extracts have been observed aftersupercritical fluid processing.Keywords: Natural antioxidant; rosemary extract; supercritical fluidextraction; experimental design