Abstract
The objective of this work was to evaluate the possibility of using mango endogenous pectinases to change the viscosity of mango purée. Hereto, the structure of pectic polysaccharide and the presence of sufficiently active endogenous enzymes of ripe mango were determined. Pectin of mango flesh had a high molecular weight and was highly methoxylated. Pectin methylesterase showed a negligible activity which is related to the confirmed presence of a pectin methylesterase inhibitor. Pectin contained relatively high amounts of galactose and considerable β-galactosidase (β-Gal) activity was observed. The possibility of stimulating β-Gal activity during processing (temperature/pressure, time) was investigated. β-Gal of mango was rather temperature labile but pressure stable relatively to the temperature and pressure levels used to inactivate destructive enzymes in industry. Creating processing conditions allowing endogenous β-Gal activity did not substantially change the consistency of mango purée.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 272-282 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Food Chemistry |
| Volume | 172 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Apr 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Endogenous pectinases
- High pressure processing
- Mango
- Pectin
- Purée consistency
- Thermal processing
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Analytical Chemistry
- Food Science