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Cold plasma technique as a pretreatment for drying fruits: Evaluation of the excitation frequency on drying process and bioactive compounds.
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Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) [Food Res Int] 2021 Sep; Vol. 147, pp. 110462. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 31. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The present work aims to evaluate the effect of different excitation frequency (200, 500 and 800 Hz) of cold plasma technique as a pretreatment for drying tucumã. SEM images showed changes on the pretreated tucumã's surface, favoring the drying rate and diffusivity of water as well as reducing the drying time. Marginal variation of color and reduced drying time were observed in the samples treated using 200 and 800 Hz. The pretreatment improved the concentration of phenolic (45.3 mg GAE g <superscript>-1</superscript> ) and antioxidant compounds (799.8 µM ET) (p-value < 0.05). Carotenoids were more sensitive to the drying time, presenting significant degradation at 500 Hz. For this reason, the propose pretreatment based on the application of cold plasma technique for drying foods can preserve/improve their nutritional quality.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Antioxidants
Desiccation
Phenols analysis
Fruit chemistry
Plasma Gases
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-7145
- Volume :
- 147
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34399462
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110462