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| Author(s): |
Mariana Tomie Kunitake
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Pirassununga. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Zootecnica e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZE/BT) |
| Defense date: | 2012-03-09 |
| Examining board members: |
Rodrigo Rodrigues Petrus;
Cynthia Ditchfield;
Marta Helena Fillet Spoto
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| Advisor: | Rodrigo Rodrigues Petrus |
| Abstract | |
Sugarcane juice, either pure or with fruit pulp addition, is an appreciated beverage in Brazil. The aim of this research was to evaluate the shelf-life of sugarcane juice mixed with passion fruit pulp (4% w/w). Nine batches were processed at 85, 90 and 95 °C/30 s, in three replicates. The pasteurized beverage was aseptically filled into polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and stored at 7 °C without light exposure. pH, soluble solids and titrable acidity were measured during storage. The content of vitamin C was analyzed both in fresh sugar cane juice and pasteurized beverage. Polyphenoloxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD) activities were determined both before and after processing. Microbiological stability evaluation was based on psychrotrophic bacteria and fungi counts. Sensory acceptance was estimated by assigning a liking score on a 7-point hedonic scale to the attributes appearance, flavor, taste and overall appreciation. The mean values for pH, soluble solids and titratable acidity ranged from 3.8 to 4.3, 15 to 24 °Brix, and 0.13 to 0.17% of citric acid, respectively, for all processed batches. The passion fruit pulp did not increase the ascorbic acid content in the pasteurized product which ranged from 2.6 to 2.8 mg / 100 mL of beverage. The PPO activity varied from 3.1 to 40.3 U/mL for the nine acidified sugarcane juice batches before pasteurization. The three pasteurization binomials were effective for enzyme inactivation. The POD activity ranged from 69.8 to 220.4 U/mL. However, only processing at 95 °C achieved complete inactivation. The bacteria and fungi counts in all nine pasteurized batches were lower than 2 log CFU/mL up to 90 days of storage. The product achieved scores between 5 and 6 for all sensory attributes evaluated after 30 days of storage. The estimated shelf-life for beverage processed at 85, 90 and 95 °C/30 s was 31, 39 and 52 days, respectively. It was concluded that pasteurization temperature had a positive effect on beverage stability. Nevertheless, the decrease in flavor acceptance was the main limiting factor for the product\'s shelf-life. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/11391-5 - Stability of acidified sugarcane juice aseptically filling |
| Grantee: | Mariana Tomie Kunitake |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |