Subcritical water extraction of barley to produce a functional drink.

We investigated the effects of various temperatures between 150 and 280 degrees C during subcritical water extraction of barley to make a barley tea-like extract, a popular summer beverage in Japan. Each barley extract was analyzed for sensory properties, antioxidative activity, and the amount of residual matter, which revealed 205 degrees C to be the best extraction parameter. 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde was found to be the major antioxidative component in the 205 degrees C extract, along with the formation of several important amino acids.

Oxygenated lycopene and dehydrated lutein in tomato puree.

Oxygenated lycopenes, (2S*,5S*,6R*)-2,6-cyclolycopene-1-methoxy-5-ol, (2S*,5S*,6R*)-1,16-didehydro-2,6-cyclolycopene-5-ol and (3R,6'R)-3-hydroxy-3',4'-didehydro-beta,gamma-carotene (anhydrolutein I) were isolated from tomato puree. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic evidence.