Polyphenoloxidase in fruit and vegetables: inactivation by thermal and non-thermal processes

The activity of endogenous quality degrading enzymes together with spoilage microorganisms and/or other non-enzymatic (i.e. oxidative reaction) reactions considerably shorten the shelf life of fruit and vegetable products. Enzymatic browning by polyphenoloxidase (PPO) causes color and flavor degrada...

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Main Authors: Silva, Filipa Vinagre Marques, Sulaiman, Alifdalino
Other Authors: Melton, Laurence
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019
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description The activity of endogenous quality degrading enzymes together with spoilage microorganisms and/or other non-enzymatic (i.e. oxidative reaction) reactions considerably shorten the shelf life of fruit and vegetable products. Enzymatic browning by polyphenoloxidase (PPO) causes color and flavor degradation of fruit and vegetable products during processing and storage. This imposes significant economy loss to the fruit/vegetable processing industry (e.g. juices). PPO is conventionally inactivated by heat or thermal processing in the range of 80 to 90 °C. As consumers have been choosing preservative free and fresh-like foods, there is global trend to reduce the use of chemical food additives. Therefore, alternative non-thermal food preservation technologies such as high pressure processing (HPP), ultrasound processing (US) and pulsed electric fields (PEF) have been researched and implemented commercially. In this chapter a review of the effect of thermal and major non-thermal food preservation technologies (alone or combined with moderate heat) on PPO inactivation was carried out, resumed in five original Tables and discussed. The information collected can assist fruit/vegetable manufacturers to select appropriate processing conditions to avoid fruit browning during processing, storage and distribution. The PPO residual activity results are very variable, depending on the fruit/vegetable cultivar and the technology employed.
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spelling upm-789122021-07-14T02:46:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78912/ Polyphenoloxidase in fruit and vegetables: inactivation by thermal and non-thermal processes Silva, Filipa Vinagre Marques Sulaiman, Alifdalino The activity of endogenous quality degrading enzymes together with spoilage microorganisms and/or other non-enzymatic (i.e. oxidative reaction) reactions considerably shorten the shelf life of fruit and vegetable products. Enzymatic browning by polyphenoloxidase (PPO) causes color and flavor degradation of fruit and vegetable products during processing and storage. This imposes significant economy loss to the fruit/vegetable processing industry (e.g. juices). PPO is conventionally inactivated by heat or thermal processing in the range of 80 to 90 °C. As consumers have been choosing preservative free and fresh-like foods, there is global trend to reduce the use of chemical food additives. Therefore, alternative non-thermal food preservation technologies such as high pressure processing (HPP), ultrasound processing (US) and pulsed electric fields (PEF) have been researched and implemented commercially. In this chapter a review of the effect of thermal and major non-thermal food preservation technologies (alone or combined with moderate heat) on PPO inactivation was carried out, resumed in five original Tables and discussed. The information collected can assist fruit/vegetable manufacturers to select appropriate processing conditions to avoid fruit browning during processing, storage and distribution. The PPO residual activity results are very variable, depending on the fruit/vegetable cultivar and the technology employed. Elsevier Melton, Laurence Shahidi, Fereidoon Varelis, Peter 2019 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78912/1/Polyphenoloxidase%20in%20fruit%20and%20vegetables.pdf Silva, Filipa Vinagre Marques and Sulaiman, Alifdalino (2019) Polyphenoloxidase in fruit and vegetables: inactivation by thermal and non-thermal processes. In: Encyclopedia of Food Chemistry. Elsevier, United States, 287 - 301. ISBN 9780128140260; EISBN: 9780128140451 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780081005965216363 10.1016/B978-0-08-100596-5.21636-3
spellingShingle Silva, Filipa Vinagre Marques
Sulaiman, Alifdalino
Polyphenoloxidase in fruit and vegetables: inactivation by thermal and non-thermal processes
title Polyphenoloxidase in fruit and vegetables: inactivation by thermal and non-thermal processes
title_full Polyphenoloxidase in fruit and vegetables: inactivation by thermal and non-thermal processes
title_fullStr Polyphenoloxidase in fruit and vegetables: inactivation by thermal and non-thermal processes
title_full_unstemmed Polyphenoloxidase in fruit and vegetables: inactivation by thermal and non-thermal processes
title_short Polyphenoloxidase in fruit and vegetables: inactivation by thermal and non-thermal processes
title_sort polyphenoloxidase in fruit and vegetables: inactivation by thermal and non-thermal processes
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