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Trusinska M, Rybak K, Drudi F, Tylewicz U, Nowacka M. Combined effect of ultrasound and vacuum impregnation for the modification of apple tissue enriched with aloe vera juice. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2024; 104:106812. [PMID: 38394825 PMCID: PMC10906508 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.106812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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The aim of the work was to investigate how ultrasonic (US) treatment impacts on the physical and chemical properties of vacuum-impregnated apples. Apple slices were subjected to vacuum impregnation (VI) in an Aloe vera juice solution without additional treatments, serving as the reference material. Alternatively, ultrasound (US) treatments, at frequencies of 25 or 45 kHz, and durations of 10, 20, or 30 min, were employed as a pre-treatments before the VI process. The use of US processing enabled a significant increase in the efficiency of VI, without influencing in a significant way the color of the VI samples. The VI process led to a reduction in the content of bioactive compounds, in particular vitamin C and TPC decreased by 34 and 32 %, respectively. The use of US as a pre-treatment, in particular at 45 kHz for 20 or 30 min, led to a better preservation of these compounds (unchanged values for vitamin C and decrease by 23-26 % for TPC in comparison to the fresh samples). Through cluster analysis encompassing all assessed properties, it was evident that US treatment was beneficial for the processing, however the application of appropriate parameters of US treatment (frequency and time) had an impact on achieving similar quality to VI samples. The ultrasound treatment before vacuum impregnation may be suitable, however, the specific processing parameters should be defined for the obtained high quality of the final product.
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- Magdalena Trusinska
- Department of Food Engineering and Process Management, Institute of Food Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences- SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c, Warsaw 02-776, Poland
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- Department of Food Engineering and Process Management, Institute of Food Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences- SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c, Warsaw 02-776, Poland
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Piazza Goidanich 60, Cesena 47521, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Piazza Goidanich 60, Cesena 47521, Italy; Interdepartmental Centre for Agri-Food Industrial Research, University of Bologna, Via Quinto Bucci 336, Cesena 47521, Italy
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- Department of Food Engineering and Process Management, Institute of Food Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences- SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c, Warsaw 02-776, Poland.
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Effects of different pretreatment methods on drying kinetics, three-dimensional deformation, quality characteristics and microstructure of dried apple slices. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2022.103216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Boateng ID. Recent processing of fruits and vegetables using emerging thermal and non-thermal technologies. A critical review of their potentialities and limitations on bioactives, structure, and drying performance. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2022; 64:4240-4274. [PMID: 36315036 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2140121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Fruits and vegetables have rich bioactive compounds and antioxidants that are vital for the human body and prevent the cell from disease-causing free radicals. Therefore, there is a growing demand for high-quality fruits and vegetables. Nevertheless, fruits and vegetables deteriorate due to their high moisture content, resulting in a 40-50% loss. Drying is a common food preservation technique in the food industry to increase fruits and vegetables' shelf-life. However, drying causes chemical modifications, changes in microstructure, and bioactives, thus, lowering the final product's quality as a considerable amount of bioactives compounds and antioxidants are lost. Conventional pretreatments such as hot water blanching, and osmotic pretreatment have improved fruit and vegetable drying performance. However, these conventional pretreatments affect fruits' bioactive compounds retention and microstructure. Hence, emerging thermal (infrared blanching, microwave blanching, and high-humidity hot-air impingement blanching) and non-thermal pretreatments (cold plasma, ultrasound, pulsed electric field, and edible films and coatings) have been researched. So the question is; (1) what are the mechanisms behind emerging non-thermal and thermal technologies' ability to improve fruits and vegetables' microstructure, texture, and drying performance? (2) how do emerging thermal and non-thermal technologies affect fruits and vegetables' bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity? and (3) what are preventing the large-scale commercialization of these emerging thermal and non-thermal technologies' for fruits and vegetables, and what are the future recommendations? Hence, this article reviewed emerging thermal blanching and non-thermal pretreatment technologies, emphasizing their efficacy in improving dried fruits and vegetables' bioactive compounds, structural properties, and drying performance. The fundamental mechanisms in emerging thermal and non-thermal blanching pretreatment methods on the fruits and vegetables' microstructure and drying performance were delved in, as well as what are preventing the large-scale commercialization of these emerging thermal and non-thermal blanching for fruits and vegetables, and the future recommendations. Emerging pretreatment approaches not only improve the drying performance but further significantly improve the retention of bioactive compounds and antioxidants and enhance the microstructure of the dried fruits and vegetables.
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- Isaac Duah Boateng
- Food Science Program, Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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Batista Pereira C, Bezerra de Souza J, Da Costa Santos D, Dantas de Farias Leite D, De Lima Ferreira JP, Neto Alves de Oliveira E. MODELAGEM MATEMÁTICA E PROPRIEDADES TERMODINÂMICAS DA SECAGEM CONVECTIVA DA POLPA DE TUCUMÃ (Astrocaryum aculeatum). HOLOS 2022. [DOI: 10.15628/holos.2022.13738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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A polpa de tucumã possui potencial para utilização industrial. Entretanto, o elevado conteúdo de umidade limita o seu uso. Assim, objetivou-se secar convectivamente a polpa de tucumã, a qual foi desidratada na espessura de 4 mm, nas temperaturas de 30, 40, 50 e 60 °C, com monitoramento da perda de umidade até equilíbrio higroscópico. Verificou-se que o aumento de temperatura reduziu os teores de umidade de equilíbrio. As taxas de secagem foram maiores em maiores temperaturas e teores de umidade. Os modelos de Dois termos (30 a 50 °C) e Midilli (60 °C) foram os mais adequados para descrever a secagem da amostra. Os coeficientes de difusão efetivos de umidade ficaram compreendidos entre 0,98 × 10-10 e 4,20 × 10-10 m2 s-1 e sua dependência com a temperatura foi descrita pela equação de Arrhenius, com energia de ativação de 42,15 kJ mol-1. As propriedades termodinâmicas evidenciaram um processo endergônica.
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Effect of Alternative Preservation Steps and Storage on Vitamin C Stability in Fruit and Vegetable Products: Critical Review and Kinetic Modelling Approaches. Foods 2021; 10:foods10112630. [PMID: 34828909 PMCID: PMC8619176 DOI: 10.3390/foods10112630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Vitamin C, a water-soluble compound, is a natural antioxidant in many plant-based products, possessing important nutritional benefits for human health. During fruit and vegetable processing, this bioactive compound is prone to various modes of degradation, with temperature and oxygen being recognised as the main factors responsible for this nutritional loss. Consequently, Vitamin C is frequently used as an index of the overall quality deterioration of such products during processing and post-processing storage and handling. Traditional preservation methods, such as thermal processing, drying and freezing, are often linked to a substantial Vitamin C loss. As an alternative, novel techniques or a combination of various preservation steps ("hurdles") have been extensively investigated in the recent literature aiming at maximising Vitamin C retention throughout the whole product lifecycle, from farm to fork. In such an integrated approach, it is important to separately study the effect of each preservation step and mathematically describe the impact of the prevailing factors on Vitamin C stability, so as to be able to optimise the processing/storage phase. In this context, alternative mathematical approaches have been applied, including more sophisticated ones that incorporate parameter uncertainties, with the ultimate goal of providing more realistic predictions.
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Boateng ID, Yang XM. Osmotic, osmovacuum, sonication, and osmosonication pretreatment on the infrared drying of Ginkgo seed slices: Mass transfer, mathematical modeling, drying, and rehydration kinetics and energy consumption. J Food Sci 2021; 86:4577-4593. [PMID: 34549439 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.15916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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This study evaluated the mass transfer, drying, and rehydration kinetics (drying and rehydration curve, moisture diffusivity [Deff ]), energy consumption (specific energy consumption [SEC], moisture extraction rate (MER), and specific moisture extraction rate [SMER]), and mathematical modeling of infrared dried Ginkgo biloba seed (GBS) using the various nonthermal pretreatments namely: osmotic (OS), osmovacuum (V + OS), ultrasound (US, ginkgo seed immersed in a distilled water with US), and osmosonication (US + OS, ginkgo seeds immersed in an OS solution with US). Results showed that various pretreatments affected mass transfer, drying, and rehydration characteristics, and energy consumption, which was confirmed by principal component analysis. In terms of mass transfer, US pretreatment recorded the highest weight loss while the osmosonication pretreatment registered the highest solid gain. The entire drying process occurred in the falling-rate period. The Deff values were within the normal range of agroproducts (10-11 to 10-8 m2 /s). The modified Page-I and Weibull model best fitted the drying and rehydration kinetics, respectively, with the coefficient of determination (R2 ) > 0.991, root mean square error, residual sum of squares, and reduced chi-square closer to zero, compared with the other models. The untreated GBS (control) had the lowest energy efficiency (lowest SMER and MER) and the highest SEC than the pretreated GBS. Among the various pretreatments, the US pretreatment of GBS was superior, with the highest Deff , MER, SMER, and drying rate, and lowest drying time and SEC. Based on the findings, sequential US pretreatment and infrared drying is a feasible drying technique for GBS that could be used commercially. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Ginkgo tree cultivation in China has exceeded market needs with 60,000 tons per annum of GBS produced. Hence, there is a compelling need to explore new chances to use GBS availability irrespective of the seasonality and address the problem where GBS utilization is limited to the early phases of home-cooked dishes. Although drying increases the shelf life of ginkgo seeds, there is a higher operation cost. Thus, pretreatment can reduce energy consumption and augment the product quality is ideal. This research reported the impact of nonthermal pretreatments on ginkgo seeds' mass transfer, drying, and rehydration characteristics. The present results will provide a comprehensive understanding of the engineering application of ginkgo seed pretreatment, allowing for the best technique to be selected.
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- Isaac Duah Boateng
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P. R. China.,Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P. R. China
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Zhou C, Okonkwo CE, Inyinbor AA, Yagoub AEA, Olaniran AF. Ultrasound, infrared and its assisted technology, a promising tool in physical food processing: A review of recent developments. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021; 63:1587-1611. [PMID: 34404303 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1966379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Traditional food processing techniques can no longer meet the ever increasing demand for high quality food across the globe due to its low process efficiency, high energy consumption and low product yield. This review article is focused on the mechanism and application of Infrared (IR) and ultrasound (US) technologies in physical processing of food. We herein present the individual use of IR and US (both mono-frequency and multi-frequency levels) as well as IR and US supported with other thermal and non-thermal technologies to improve their food processing performance. IR and US are recent thermal and non-thermal technologies which have now been successfully used in food industries to solve the demerits of conventional processing technologies. These environmentally-friendly technologies are characterized by low energy consumption, reduced processing time, high mass-transfer rates, better nutrient retention, better product quality, less mechanical damage and improved shelf life. This work could be, with no doubt, useful to the scientific world and food industries by providing insights on recent advances in the use of US and IR technology, which can be applied to improve food processing technologies for better quality and safer products.
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- Cunshan Zhou
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, College of Engineering, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara state, Nigeria
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Industrial Chemistry Programme, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Agricultural Sciences, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara state, Nigeria
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Current Applications of Ultrasound in Fruit and Vegetables Osmotic Dehydration Processes. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11031269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Ultrasound (US) is a promising technology, which can be used to improve the efficacy of the processes in food technology and the quality of final product. US technique is used, e.g., to support mass and heat transfer processes, such as osmotic dehydration, drying and freezing, as well as extraction, crystallization, emulsification, filtration, etc. Osmotic dehydration (OD) is a well-known process applied in food processing; however, improvements are required due to the long duration of the process. Therefore, many recent studies focus on the development of OD combined with sonication as a pretreatment method and support during the OD process. The article describes the mechanism of the OD process as well as those of US and changes in microstructure caused by sonication. Furthermore, it focuses on current applications of US in fruits and vegetables OD processes, comparison of ultrasound-assisted osmotic dehydration to sonication treatment and synergic effect of US and other innovative technics/treatments in OD (such as innovative osmotic solutions, blanching, pulsed electric field, reduced pressure and edible coatings). Additionally, the physical and functional properties of tissue subjected to ultrasound pretreatment before OD as well as ultrasound-assisted osmotic dehydration are described.
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