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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Rodríguez Rodríguez, Elena author Herrero-Lodares, Clara author Sánchez Prieto, Milagros author Olmedilla-Alonso, Begoña author Sánchez-Moreno, Concepción author De Ancos, Begoña author 2024-04-09 Mango is a good source of carotenoids for use in food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products because of their organoleptic and health-promoting properties. Safe and sustainable methods for their extraction is required. The present investigation was aimed to study concentration and carotenoid profile of 'Kent' mango pulp through a conventional extraction (CE) and ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) using traditional solvents (tetrahydrofuran-THF and diethyl ether: petroleum ether-DE:PE) and green solvents (GS) (2-metiltetrahydrofuran, 2 m-THF; cyclopentyl methyl ether, CPME). Mango showed (μg/g d.w.) β-carotene (29.4), zeaxanthin (1.28), β-cryptoxanthin (2.8), phytoene (18.68) and phytofluene (7.45) in a CE using DE:PE. Similar results were obtained applying DE:PE in UAE and GS in a CE, so CPME and 2-mTHF seem suitable solvents to replace DE:PE in CE. The yield of total carotenes, xanthophylls and carotenoids using GS combined with UAE was lower than with CE, but important enough to be used as a sustainable procedure for obtaining carotenoids from mango pulp. Rodríguez-Rodríguez, E., Herrero-Lodares, C., Sánchez-Prieto, M., Olmedilla-Alonso, B., Sánchez-Moreno, C., & de Ancos, B. (2024). Sustainable extraction methods of carotenoids from mango (Mangifera indica L. 'Kent') pulp: Ultrasound assisted extraction and green solvents. Food chemistry, 450, 139253. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139253 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139253 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104360 Sustainable Extraction Methods of Carotenoids from Mango (Mangifera indica L. 'Kent') Pulp: Ultrasound Assisted Extraction and Green Solvents