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Bixin from annatto seed was extracted by submerging the seeds in acetone and by combined extractions using sodium hydroxide and soybean oil in the dark to improve extraction yield and reduce content of volatile compounds in annatto extracts. The exclusion of light from acetone extraction did not significantly improve bixin extraction yield (68.5%) compared to the process carried out under daylight...
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