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Evaluation of the Nanostructure of Pectin, Hemicellulose and Cellulose in the Cell Walls of Pears of Different Texture and Firmness
- Source :
- Food and Bioprocess Technology. 7(12):3525-3535
- Publisher :
- Springer Nature
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Abstract
- The nanostructure of polysaccharides is supposed to determine properties such as stiffness or diffusivity of cell walls and their functionality for various tailored properties of food. However, at present, a relation of these nano-properties with sensory texture and firmness remains to some degree unknown. In this work, water (WSP), calcium chelator (CSP) and sodium carbonate (DASP) soluble pectins, hemicellulose and cellulose, extracted from cell walls of two pear cultivars ‘Xenia’ and ‘Conference’ at their harvest times, were studied. An atomic force microscope and image analysis were used to evaluate diameter and branching of the molecules. Sensory texture of ‘Xenia’ was considered as better and its firmness (87 N) was higher than ‘Conference’ (76 N). WSP molecules were present as short molecules with a height of about 0.5 nm for both cultivars. A chain-like and branched CSP fraction had diameter of about 0.3–0.4 nm for both cultivars with a pronounced contribution of molecules with diameter of about 1 nm for ‘Xenia’, which had also higher branching index. DASP revealed similar regular structures for both cultivars however the network was much denser for ‘Xenia’. A rod-like hemicellulose molecules had length of about 20–400 nm and diameter of 1 nm for ‘Xenia’ and 1–4 nm for ‘Conference’. Cellulose diameter for both cultivars was about 23 nm. This study showed that less degraded, thicker and more branched pectin molecules were associated with higher firmness and more favourable texture. Hemicellulose provided a positive contribution to texture when they were thinner and more flexible.
- Subjects :
- chemistry.chemical_classification
PEAR
food.ingredient
Pectin
Process Chemistry and Technology
food and beverages
Polysaccharide
Branching (polymer chemistry)
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Cell wall
chemistry.chemical_compound
food
chemistry
Chemical engineering
Botany
Xenia
Hemicellulose
Cellulose
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Food Science
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19355130
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Food and Bioprocess Technology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0a31a883d80095d648dfb5d33aa96162
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-014-1365-z