Publications by authors named "Florencia Maria Correa Uriburu"
Article Synopsis
- The study developed functional beverages using jarilla, a medicinal plant from Argentina, and blueberry juice sweetened with lemon honey, utilizing maltodextrin for encapsulation.
- Both beverages exhibited high water solubility and retained significant polyphenol and flavonoid contents after spray-drying, while anthocyanins were less stable.
- The powdered version showed strong antioxidant properties and potential inhibition of key digestive enzymes, with favorable sensory evaluations, indicating its viability as a non-toxic functional food.
In previous studies, the Argentinean native plants called (jarilla, pus pus, lata) and (chilto, tree tomato) were reported as new natural sources of antioxidant compounds, mainly chalcones, anthocyanins and rosmarinic acid derivates. The present study deals with the production of antioxidant beverages of (Zp) extract and chilto juice with honey as sweetener. A Zp extract and red chilto juice were obtained according to Food Code and characterized.
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