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| Author(s): |
Bitencourt, Bruna Sousa
[1, 2]
;
Gomes Correa, Jefferson Luiz
[2]
;
Carvalho, Gisandro Reis
[1]
;
Duarte Augusto, Pedro Esteves
[1, 3]
Total Authors: 4
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Luiz de Queiroz Coll Agr ESALQ, Dept Agrifood Ind Food & Nutr LAN, Piracicaba, SP - Brazil
[2] Fed Univ Lavras UFLA, Dept Food Sci DCA, Lavras, MG - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Food & Nutr Res Ctr NAPAN, Agron, Av Padua Dias 11, BR-13418900 Piracicaba, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION; v. 13, n. 4, SI, p. 2253-2266, APR 2022. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 1 |
| Abstract | |
This work studied ethanol as a pre-treatment to the convective drying of pineapple pomace, also evaluating the product main bioactive and technological quality properties. The pineapple pomace was obtained as a residue of juice extraction, being characterized as high moisture and fibrous nature, with little structural organization. The pre-treatment consisted of spraying ethanol on the samples in concentrations of 5 and 10% (w/w, ethanol/pomace), and convective drying was carried out at 40 and 60 degrees C at 1 m s(-1). Thermal images were obtained during processing. The different treatments were evaluated through total phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, water absorption capacity and oil absorption capacity. Temperature strongly influenced the drying kinetics. On the other hand, ethanol did not affect drying time, but reduced the product temperature during processing. This result highlights a possible limitation of ethanol as a drying accelerator since the microstructure of pineapple pomace results in lower internal resistance to mass transfer. In addition, drying did not affect the bioactive compounds nor technological properties of the dried pomace. Therefore, this work demonstrated drying is a good alternative to increase the stability of pineapple pomace, without compromising its quality, being thus an interesting ingredient for application in food formulations or as animal feed. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/17844-0 - High-Intensity Ultrasound and Drying Accelerators to Enhance Drying and Rehydration of Foods: Vegetables and Grains |
| Grantee: | Gisandro Reis de Carvalho |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |
| FAPESP's process: | 19/05043-6 - NewDRYING: new strategies to enhance food drying |
| Grantee: | Maria Antonia Calori |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |