In the last years, the interest in low index of calories foods have been increasing. In the traditional methods of extraction of lipids with organic solvents, due the extraction conditions, the integrity of the compound extracted and matrix can be affected by thermal decomposition or by solvent contamination. The supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) can provide an alternative method to remove lipids without losing the organoleptics qualities of the product. The objective of this work is to extract partially the cashew nut kernel oil by supercritical carbon dioxide in pressure conditions of 100-170 bar and 40-80 (C of temperature, to obtain a reduced caloric value product which could be used as peanut and others nuts substitut in the bakery industry. The experiments were done in an extractor of 300 ml with magnetic shaking and heat systems. The experimental results showed that the increase in the pressure improved the extraction efficiency. The temperature effect was the same but less significative.
Supercritical extraction; lipids; cashew nut; carbon dioxide.
