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Liao Y, Liu Y, Zhang W, Dong H, Yang L, Zhang J, Wang Y, Cheng S, Chen G. Effects of variable-temperature drying on the qualities and sweet-substance profile of Zizyphus jujuba Mill. cv. Junzao. Food Chem X 2024; 22:101361. [PMID: 38633738 PMCID: PMC11021840 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
Abstract
The changes in the qualities and sweet-substance levels of Junzao jujube during variable-temperature drying (VTD) were investigated. The results showed that VTD retains the original color of jujube, reduces its hardness and chewiness, and decreases its wrinkling while shortening the drying time by 13.2% compared with that of constant temperature drying (CTD). "Electronic-tongue" taste analysis showed that the sweetness of VTD jujube is significantly higher than that for CTD. This is shown to be related to the contents of sucrose, fructose, and glucose, as well as the activities of invertase and sucrose synthase enzymes. In addition, the content trends for sweet amino acids are correlated with the temperature gradient used in VTD. Thus, the present study elucidates the factors governing the transformation of sugar substances in jujube during VTD, as well as providing a practical reference for the application of VTD in the jujube industry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yaxuan Liao
- College of Food Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, PR China
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- Shihezi Testing Institute of Quality and Metrology, Shihezi 832000, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, PR China
- Research Center of Xinjiang Characteristic Fruit and Vegetable Storage and Processing Engineering, Ministry of Education, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, PR China
- Research Center of Xinjiang Characteristic Fruit and Vegetable Storage and Processing Engineering, Ministry of Education, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000, PR China
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