Katya Chantal Avila Zarco

Mrs. Katya Chantal Avila Zarco

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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23 July 2025 in Nutraceuticals
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PHPaola Hernández-Carranza
Paola Hernández-Carranza
KZKatya Chantal Avila Zarco
Katya Chantal Avila Zarco
SBSilvia del Carmen Beristain-Bauza
Silvia del Carmen Beristain-Bauza
CRCarolina Ramírez-López
Carolina Ramírez-López
ILIrving Israel Ruiz López
Irving Israel Ruiz López
COCarlos Enrique Ochoa-Velasco
Carlos Enrique Ochoa-Velasco
This study aimed to evaluate the impregnation process of apple slices with bioactive compounds (BCs) that were obtained from the richest antioxidant fruit powder extracts. Acaí, beetroot, blueberry, cranberry, dragon fruit, and pomegranate powders were assessed on their main BCs, antioxidant capacity (AC), and reducing power (RP) before and after heat treatment to select the extract with the highest and most stable BCs and AC. The effect of pH (3–7) and the total soluble solids (TSSs) (5–15%) on the BCs and AC of selected fruit powder extracts were also evaluated to decide which one should be used to impregnate apple slices. Results indicate that the pomegranate extract presented the highest BCs, AC, and RP among the fruit powders tested, even after heat treatment. Moreover, the TSSs did not affect the BCs from the pomegranate extract; however, pH affected the stability, showing higher values of BCs as the pH was reduced. Apple slices impregnated with pomegranate extract (pH 2) showed an increase in their total phenolic compounds, total anthocyanins, AC, and RP at 25.94, 3085.00, 19.80, and 56.94%, respectively, compared to control apple slices. This study indicates that reducing the pH of pomegranate extracts may increase their antioxidant compounds, showing a higher impregnation of them on apple slices.