Nano Reverse Micelle Antioxidant Edible Oil
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for producing antioxidant edible oils are either costly, complex, or use harmful synthetic solvents, limiting their industrial application and effectiveness in maintaining oil quality and safety.
Innovation Solution
A novel antioxidant edible oil is developed using a nano reverse micelle system where water-soluble and oil-soluble antioxidants from natural plant materials coexist, extracted without organic solvents, utilizing a combination of vegetable oils rich in unsaturated fatty acids and food-grade emulsifiers to form self-assembled micelles, enhancing antioxidant synergy and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If synthetic antioxidants such as TBHQ are added to edible oil, then antioxidant performance is improved, but toxicity and harm to human body increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces expensive and harmful synthetic antioxidants with inexpensive natural antioxidants extracted from plant materials. The natural antioxidants, while having shorter historical use records, provide the same protective function without the toxic side effects, effectively substituting harmful substances with safe alternatives that achieve the same reliability goal
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces natural plant extract antioxidants as intermediary substances that mediate between the edible oil and oxidative damage. These natural antioxidants act as intermediaries that protect the oil from oxidation without introducing the harmful effects associated with synthetic antioxidants, providing a safe bridge that maintains antioxidant performance while eliminating toxicity
2Quantity of substance
If traditional extraction methods using organic solvents are used, then antioxidant ingredients are extracted, but time consumption increases and environmental harm occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical/chemical extraction methods using organic solvents with a direct oil-based extraction system. By using vegetable oil as the extraction medium that simultaneously serves as the final product base, the method eliminates complex extraction equipment and lengthy processing steps, dramatically reducing time consumption while avoiding environmental pollution from solvent residues
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the vegetable oil serve multiple functions: it acts as the extraction solvent, the extraction medium, and the final product base. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate extraction and purification steps, reducing both time consumption and environmental impact while maintaining effective extraction of antioxidant ingredients
3Reliability
If water-soluble antioxidants are directly added to oil, then antioxidant effect is limited, but compatibility issues arise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical-chemical parameters of the antioxidant delivery system by forming micelle structures. The antioxidants are encapsulated in micelles with hydrophilic outer layers and hydrophobic cores, changing their effective solubility characteristics and enabling them to disperse uniformly in oil while maintaining their antioxidant activity, thus achieving both compatibility and effectiveness
4Object-affected harmful factors
If natural plant antioxidants are used, then safety is improved, but production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the vegetable oil serve multiple functions including extraction solvent, emulsifier, and final product matrix, eliminating the need for separate expensive purification and processing steps. This multi-functionality reduces overall production costs while maintaining the safety benefits of natural antioxidants
Solution Approach 2:
The vegetable oil itself serves as the extraction medium and processing agent, eliminating the need for external expensive chemicals and complex processing equipment. The system is self-sufficient, using the main product (vegetable oil) to extract and stabilize the antioxidants, thereby reducing production costs while maintaining safety
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The method reduces production costs, improves thermal stability, and enhances the antioxidant effect compared to traditional methods, making it suitable for large-scale industrial production while ensuring safety and environmental sustainability.
Implementation Method 1
these amphiphilic molecules meet with water and the antioxidant active ingredients in the natural plant and self-assemble to form micelle structures
Implementation Method 2
trace ingredients are mostly amphiphilic molecules that have surface activity and belong to endogenous food emulsifiers
Implementation Method 3
The construction of self-assembled nano reverse micelles provides a new method for extracting a water-soluble antioxidant with an oil solvent
Implementation Method 4
a water core that can be used to dissolve water-soluble antioxidants is formed in each micelle structure
Implementation Method 5
edible oils are susceptible to oxidation and quality deterioration due to the influence of light and temperature
Implementation Method 6
active ingredients such as rosmarinic acid, carnosic acid/carnosol and olive polyphenols from natural plant raw materials have been proved to have some antioxidant effect
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AI summary
The disclosure belongs to the technical field of edible oil processing, and particularly relates to a preparation method of a novel antioxidant edible oil based on a nano reverse micelle system. The novel antioxidant edible oil includes the following ingredients: 22.5-100 parts by mass of vegetable oil rich in unsaturated fatty acids (>50 wt %); 0.5-6 parts by mass of edible emulsifier; and 3.75-10 parts by mass of dried natural plant. A vegetable oil-edible emulsifier mixture is used as a solvent to extract natural active ingredients in a natural plant (such as rosemary), and a nano reverse micelle system is formed by self-assembly, such that water-soluble and oil-soluble antioxidants coexist in the oil system, thereby jointly improving oxidation stability of oil. The preparation method of the disclosure is simple, efficient, green and safe, has no organic solvent in the whole process, and is easy for scale-up production.