Otimização da pasteurização da polpa de jambolão (Syzygium cumini lamarck)

Abstract

The Syzygium cumini Lamarck fruits, popular known as jambolan, are a source of anthocyanin and antioxidant. This study aimed to optimize the thermic pasteurization of the jambolan pulp, with the purpose to inactivate the enzymes, the bioactive compounds and the antioxidant activity retention. Physical analyses: transverse length (2,49cm), longitudinal length (1,68cm) and percent yield (57,22%); and physicochemical: moisture (89.43%) ash (0.27%), lipid (0.23%), protein (0.72%), acidity (5.99% citric ac.), soluble solids (9,17 ° Brix), pH (3.34), total phenolic (182.01 mgGAE.100g-1), total anthocyanin (93.56 mg.100g-1) and antioxidant activity by DPPH method (EC50 = 4552.26 g / gDPPH) and ABTS (18,48 μMTrolox / g) were performed. Due to a resistance while trying to flow the jambolan pulp in the pasteurizer pipes, the pulp was diluted and complied with the national legislation (Brasil, 2003) for tropical juice. The methodology used was a central composite design (2²), using as independent variables: temperature (°C) and time (s), and as response variables: total phenolic compounds, total anthocyanin, antioxidant activity (DPPH and ABTS) and enzymatic activity (POD and PPO). The enzymes of the jambolan tropical juice were completely inactivated, except for POD in the test treated with 85ºC/39sec. The independent variables and the interaction of them didn’t influence significantly at 95% of confidence level in the results obtained to generate predictive models of the characteristics evaluated, except for the total phenolic content. The best condition to obtain a maximum retention of the compounds analyzed and the complete inactivation of the enzymes was the temperature 92ºC and time 70sec for tropical juice of jambolan which was pasteurized.