Utrasonic topic: "How to extract flavonoids and other phytochemicals"

Flavonoids are a group of phytochemicals, which are valued as important compounds in nutrition and medicine. As plant metabolites, they are known to be beneficial for health by acting as antioxidants and exhibiting anti-inflammatory effects. Due to these health-beneficial effects, flavonoids are used in nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, medicinal and cosmetic production. Flavonoid molecules are found in a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and bark.
To process flavonoids as nutritional supplements, pharmaceuticals or as active ingredients in food or cosmetic, flavonoids must be released from the plant cell matrix. Therefore a powerful, efficient and reliable extraction method is required. Ultrasonic extraction is a non-thermal isolation technique, which is used in R&D and industry to produce high-quality flavonoid extracts. Being a non-thermal extraction method, ultrasonic extraction prevents the thermal decomposition of heat-sensitive compounds. Furthermore, sonication is known to be a process intensifying method, resulting in very high efficiency and extraction rates, rapid processing and safe operation. Ultrasonic extractors can be run with a wide selection of solvents, including water, ethanol, methanol, water-ethanol mixes, glycerine, vegetable oils, heptane, hexane, isopropanol etc.
Hielscher Ultrasonic is your long-term experienced partner for botanical extraction processes from small to large scale. Covering the full range of ultrasonic systems from hand-held and stand-mounted lab ultrasonicators to fully industrial ultrasonic processors for the inline treatment of very large volumes, Hielscher Ultrasonics can offer you the optimal ultrasonic device for your process.

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Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction

Ultrasound-assisted extraction is a very efficient and easy-to-use method for the extraction of bioactive compounds from botanicals. This extraction technique is known for its efficiency, and the ability to preserve the integrity of bioactive compounds during extraction. Ultrasound-assisted extraction leverages…

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Rosemary Extraction using Power Ultrasound

Rosemary is a fragrant, evergreen herb rich in bioactive compounds and essential oils, which are used in medicinal, food and cosmetic products. Ultrasonic extraction is a mild, yet highly efficient technique to isolate bioactive compounds and essential oils from rosemary…

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Alkaloid Extraction using a Probe-Ultrasonicator

Alkaloids are bioactive compounds, which can be efficiently extracted from plants using ultrasonication. Alkaloids exhibit a wide array of biological effects and are thereby used as pharmaceuticals and therapeutics. Ultrasonic extraction is the preferred technique to produce high quality alkaloid…

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Ultrasonic Extraction of Active Compounds from Grape and Wine By-Products

Grapes (Vitis vinifera), vine and wine by-products are rich in polyphenols and other bioactive substances, which are valuable compounds for the production of medicinal and nutritional supplements. Ultrasonic extraction allows for the simple and highly efficient isolation of grape- and…

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Ultrasonically Improved Kombucha Fermentation

Sonication promotes fermentation in ultrasonically fermented foods such as kombucha, kimchi and other fermented vegetables by enhancing mass transfer, disrupting microbial cells, activating enzymes, and improving homogeneity, ultimately leading to accelerated fermentation rates and the production of a superior-quality product.…

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Organic Mushroom Extracts with Ultrasound

Produce premium-quality organic mushroom extracts, e.g. from chaga, reishi, psilocybe cubensis (magic mushrooms), lion’s mane, maitake, and many other mushroom species using ultrasonic extraction. The mild extraction method of power ultrasound can be combined with organically certified (bio-certified / eco-certified)…

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Electro-Sonication – Ultrasonic Electrodes

Electro-Sonication is the combination of the effects of electricity with the effects of sonication. Hielscher Ultrasonics developed a new and elegant method to use any sonotrode as electrode. This puts the power of ultrasound directly at the interface between ultrasonic…

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Juice and Smoothie Homogenization using Power Ultrasonics

Juices, smoothies and beverages require reliable and efficient homogenization to provide a desirable flavour and texture as well as long-term stability. Ultrasonic high-shear homogenizers are widely used in the food and beverage industry to produce juices, drinks, purees and sauces…

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Ultrasonic Extraction of Olive Leaf Polyphenols

Olive leaf extracts are a potent dietary supplement and therapeutic as it contains strong antioxidants such as the polyphenols oleuropein, hydroxytyrosol and verbascoside. Ultrasonic extraction is highly efficient technique to release and isolate bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, flavones and…

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Most Efficient Extraction Method for Botanicals

Are you looking for a powerful and reliable extraction setup to produce high-quality botanical extracts? Here you can find a comparison of common extraction techniques including ultrasonic extraction, supercritical CO2 extraction, ethanol extraction, maceration amongst others and their advantages as…

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Nootropics and Smart Drugs Formulations with Ultrasonics

Smart drugs and nootropic supplements are consumed as “cognitive enhancers” in order to increase cognitive function, brain capacity, concentration, memory and creativity, to boost motivation and mental energy as well as to support brain health. To promote the transport of…

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Ultrasonic Extraction of Edible Oils

Edible oils are used for manifold applications in cooking and food production. Mechanical extraction of edible oils prevents the oils from degradation. Ultrasonic extraction of edible oils is a superior method to release oils from seeds, kernels and fruits. As…

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