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Cold or hot extraction for antioxidants?

The_Wanderer
The_Wandererstarted grow question 2h ago
What preserves anthocyanins in our cannabis leaves better? If we want the antioxidant properties so we can use them for our benefit, which is better? Cold gentle extraction or use of heat? A traditional african practice centuries old makes tea from leaves to treat certain illness
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Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 1h ago
Done a ice bucket once and extracted alot of anthocyanins, collected and stored to prevent their degradation. Anthocyanins are highly vulnerable to degradation by heat and oxygen. Cold storage at around 4°C significantly preserves their stability and functional quality, which is why samples are transported in a container with ice cubes immediately after collection. Anthocyanins are a class of water-soluble pigments found in plant cells, specifically within the cell vacuole. They are not attached to cell membranes, which is why they are easily extracted by water and other polar solvents. Other plant pigments like chlorophyll and carotenoids are fat-soluble, changes how it works. Gluck.
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TruTraTri
TruTraTrianswered grow question 1h ago
For preservation of antioxidants I'd suggest: - long - hot extraction with high regard to medium. I'd suggest: - H2O2 or if you have an old school copy machine you could run it for a while besides your extraction and utilize the ozon to preserve the antioxidants. 👻 Could you provide the score board in your next question? 😂
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Ultraviolet
Ultravioletanswered grow question 2h ago
Would have to be cold, just because it's old certainly doesn't mean there is no truth to it. Who knows. Apparently a African shaman can enlarge my penis by 6 inches. but that would take it to 15" and I don't want a third leg. Anthocyanins themselves are under intense research. Seems different anthocyanins have specific anti inflammatory responses to specific organs which if further studied could lead to attends to mass produce specific desired anthocyanins. Again it comes down to the fact that there are other foods and veg that can be used to procure anthocyanins at much higher levels than cannabis. If any benefits could be derived it would need to be cold extraction as pigment itself if unstable and easily burns up. Stay 👍!
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