Xia PAhmmed MKRashidinejad A2024-05-082024-05-082023-10Xia P, Ahmmed MK, rashidinejad A. (2023). Exploring efficient extraction methods: Bioactive compounds and antioxidant properties from New Zealand damson plums. Food Bioscience. 55.2212-4292https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69525The study determined the best extraction method for phenolic compounds (rutin, catechin, epicatechin, naringenin, neochlorogenic acid, and rosmarinic acid) in the New Zealand damson plums. Accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) using ethanol and water was used to evaluate the solvent efficacy. Further comparisons were made among ASE, ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), enzyme-assisted extraction (EAE), and a combined method (E + UAE) using water as the solvent. The findings showed that ASE for 40 min was the most effective method for extracting phenolic compounds (1.76 mg gallic acid equivalent/g) compared to other methods (UAE = 1.17, EAE = 1.3, and E + UAE = 1.45 mg/g). The ASE method also resulted in an extract with a higher antioxidant activity than other methods. The extraction time over 40 min decreased the yield regardless of the solvent used. Therefore, the ASE extraction method for 40 min is recommended as the best method for extraction of phenolic compounds from the New Zealand damson plums.(c) 2023 The Author/sCC BY-NC-ND 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/PhytochemicalsBioactive extractionPolyphenolsGreen extraction techniquesPlum extractFunctional foodsJournal article10.1016/j.fbio.2023.1030572212-4306journal-article103057S2212429223007083