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| Author(s): |
Rodrigo Aparecido Moraes de Souza
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Piracicaba. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura (CENA/STB) |
| Defense date: | 2011-06-22 |
| Examining board members: |
Marta Helena Fillet Spoto;
Marta Regina Verruma Bernardi;
Solange Guidolin Canniatti Brazaca;
Rodrigo Rodrigues Petrus;
Rogério Lopes Vieites
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| Advisor: | Marta Helena Fillet Spoto; Amauri Rosenthal |
| Abstract | |
The purpose of this work is to present an assessment of the intrinsic quality and the quality perceived by potential Spanish consumers of camu-camu [Myrciaria dubia (H.B.K.) McVaugh] pulp submitted to four different treatments: freezing, pasteurization, pressurization (high hydrostatic pressure) and lyophilization, stored frozen for four months. The intrinsic quality assessment was performed by analysis of pH, soluble solids, acidity, color, contents of ascorbic acid, phenolic compounds and anthocyanins, and assessment of the quality perceived by sensory tests for the parameters of appearance, color, aroma and flavor. This study is justified by the low consumption of camu-camu, an Amazon native fruit with the highest vitamin C content observed in scientific studies (between 1,721 and 2,900 mg of ascorbic acid .100 g-1), and contains other important compounds with antioxidant activity such as phenolics compounds and carotenoids. One reason for the low consumption of fresh fruit is its high acidity (between 2.31 and 3.08 g of citric acid.100 g-1), so it is important to introduce consumption alternatives that preserve their main nutritional characteristic (high vitamin C content) and other biological activities, yet little explored, while enriching their sensory values. In this study, it was detected that the values of physical and chemical parameters found for the camu-camu pulp throughout the storage period remained stable. It was observed that different effects of treatments on ascorbic acid, phenolic compounds and anthocyanins; and that pasteurization was the treatment that caused major negative impact. Sensorially reconstituted freeze-dried camu-camu pulp showed results lower than those subjected to other treatments. The ascorbic acid content of camu-camu pulp after 125 days of storage was between 1,200 and 1,796 mg per 100 g of pulp, relatively lower than the values presented in publications on camu-camu in recent years; however, they were closely comparable to those for acerola fruit (between 1,191 and 1,921 mg.100 g-1) and kakadu fruit (1,240 g.100 g-1) and superior to that presented to rosehip fruit (1,141 mg.100 g-1) other highlighted sources of this nutrient. The camu-camu nectars are an alternative way for the consumer, since the fruit and its pulp, by being prominently acidic, suffer rejection by potential consumers (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 07/06753-0 - Technological viability of camu-camu [Myrciaria dubia (H.B.K.) McVaugh] pulp, by freezing, freeze-dryer and hydrostatic high pressure processes |
| Grantee: | Rodrigo Aparecido Moraes de Souza |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |