Extraction of garlic with supercritical CO2 and conventional organic solvents

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) and garlic extracts have therapeutical properties that stem from their sulfur-containing compounds, mainly allicin. The main objective of this work was to compare conventional and "premium" garlic extracts in terms of yield and quality, with the latter being obta...

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Main Authors: J. M. del Valle, C. Mena, M. Budinich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering 2008-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66322008000300011