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Effect of freeze dried, hot air dried and fresh onions on the composition of volatile sulfocompounds in onion oils

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Abstract The bioactivity of onion, particularly its oil, has gained increasing research attention. Preparation of onion oil is challenging due to its low oil content and abundance of water. In… Click to show full abstract

Abstract The bioactivity of onion, particularly its oil, has gained increasing research attention. Preparation of onion oil is challenging due to its low oil content and abundance of water. In this study, pilot-scale drying combined with laboratory extraction was conducted for sample preparation. GC/MS and solid phase microextraction (SPME) analyses were performed to evaluate the correlation between onion oil and drying. Results showed that drying significantly influenced the sulfocompounds composition of onion oils. Dipropyl disulfide and dispropyl trisulfide were the most abundant compounds in fresh onions (accounting for 68.41% to 93.13% of the total volatile sulfocompounds). The total contents of sulfocompounds in vacuum freeze dried and hot air dried onion powder were 4.96% and 39.79%, respectively, which account for 24.59% to 48.89% of the total content. Dimethyl sulfides and thiophenes were the main compounds in the onion oils. The highest content of sulfocompounds was obtained in the oil of hot air dried powder. Pilot-scale hot air drying was the optimal pretreatment method for onion oil extraction. It enjoys lower energy lost, shorter process time, and higher quality of the oil compared with freeze drying. The results may be helpful for onion oil production and bioactivity evaluation.

Keywords: onion; onion oils; oil; hot air; air dried

Journal Title: Drying Technology
Year Published: 2019

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