Polyphenols in the Waste Water Produced during the Hydrodistillation of ‘Narcea Roses’ Cultivated in the Cibea River Valley (Northern Spain)
Susana Boso,
Pilar Gago,
José-Luis Santiago,
Inmaculada Álvarez-Acero,
Miguel-Angel Martinez Bartolomé,
María-Carmen Martínez
Affiliations
Susana Boso
Group of Viticulture, Olive and Rose (VIOR), Misión Biológica de Galicia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Carballeira 8, 36143 Salcedo, Spain
Pilar Gago
Group of Viticulture, Olive and Rose (VIOR), Misión Biológica de Galicia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Carballeira 8, 36143 Salcedo, Spain
José-Luis Santiago
Group of Viticulture, Olive and Rose (VIOR), Misión Biológica de Galicia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Carballeira 8, 36143 Salcedo, Spain
Inmaculada Álvarez-Acero
Service Unit for Analytical, Instrumental and Microbiological Techniques (USTA) of Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición (ICTAN-CSIC), C/José Antonio Novais, 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Miguel-Angel Martinez Bartolomé
Service Unit for Analytical, Instrumental and Microbiological Techniques (USTA) of Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición (ICTAN-CSIC), C/José Antonio Novais, 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain
María-Carmen Martínez
Group of Viticulture, Olive and Rose (VIOR), Misión Biológica de Galicia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Carballeira 8, 36143 Salcedo, Spain
The ‘Narcea rose’ is a recently described yet ancient rose cultivar of interest to the perfume industry. Given its excellent adaptation to the conditions of the place where it was rediscovered, the possibilities of its horticultural/industrial production have been under examination for some time. The hydrodistillation process produces a red-to-brownish mixture of water and rose petals that could contain compounds that could be used in other industrial procedures. Their recovery and further utilization would reduce disposal costs and improve the sustainability of relevant industries. This work reports the quantification, by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC–MS) and quadrupole time of flight Q-TOF analyses, of the polyphenol content in the waste water. This waste was found to contain high concentrations of quercetin, gallic acid and ellagic acid, as well as smaller concentrations of kaempferol and its derivatives, all of which can influence plant, human and animal health.
