This invention discloses a loofah extract with
antioxidant activity and its preparation method, belonging to the technical field of
plant extracts and natural antioxidants. The method uses loofah leaves, loofah peel, or a combination thereof as raw materials. After pretreatment, crushing, and pulping, the materials undergo acidic hypoxia
enzyme-inhibiting pretreatment to reduce the activity of
polyphenol oxidase and / or
peroxidase.
Cell wall degrading enzymes are then added for multi-stage
enzymatic hydrolysis to release bound polyphenols. Subsequently, an
enzyme source with β-
glucosidase, β-
glucuronidase, and
esterase activity is used to perform directional
aglycone conversion of the bound polyphenols, converting bound flavonoids and / or bound phenolic acids into free
flavonoid aglycones and / or free phenolic acids. Finally, the extract is obtained through
alcohol-
water extraction,
macroporous resin enrichment, microencapsulation, and
drying. The extract obtained by this invention has a high proportion of free active ingredients, good
antioxidant activity, and good storage stability.