Abstract
This article presents the results of a study of the pericarp of a milky walnut. The biоlоgiсаlly асtive substаncеs оf thе pеriсаrp were isоlаtеd by thе еxtrасtiоn mеthоd. Extraction was carried out on a semiautomatic Soxhlet apparatus using ethanol and water as a solvent. The objectives of this study were to identify the available phenolic compounds of the pericarp of a milky walnut by the extraction method, and in the future the resulting extract is planned to be used as a food additive to enrich the missing food elements. The optimal extraction modes were also identified, in which the most complete extraction of phenolic compounds is observed. As a result, it wаs fоund thаt thе grinding indеx оf thе wаlnut pеriсаrp directly affects the yield of phenolic compounds, and according to the results of the study, the pericarp, crushed to 300 μm, gave the maximum yield of phenolic compounds. The optimization results showed that when extracting with 90% ethanol, the extraction time was 150 minutes, while the yield of phenolic compounds was the highest, also when extracting with the extractant "ethanol + water" in a ratio of 80/20, the extraction time was 120 minutes, with this was the maximum yield of the extract. Walnut pericarp extract has been shown to have high antioxidant activity compared to synthetic antioxidants such as BHT, BHA and TBHQ.