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Synthesis and Microdiffraction at Extreme Pressures and Temperatures
Published on: October 7, 2013
Effects of high hydrostatic pressure and high pressure homogenization processing on characteristics of potato peel
Fan Xie1, Wei Zhang1, Xiaohong Lan1
1Department of Food Science & Technology, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China.
Abstract:
To better understand the effects of high pressure processing on potato peel waste pectins, the structural characteristics, physicochemical properties, and morphological features of the pectin treated with high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) and high pressure homogenization (HPH) at 200 MPa for 5 min were studied. The potato peel waste pectins subjected to high pressure treatments exhibited increased galacturonic acid contents as well as decreased esterification degree, (Gal + Ara)/Rha ratio, and molecular weight. Furthermore, the potato peel waste pectins treated with high pressure had an increased viscosity and improved emulsifying properties. The morphological features, determined by atomic force microscopy, shown the degradation of side chains of the pectin induced by high pressure treatments. The results suggest that high pressure processing is an efficient technique to modify pectin from potato peel waste to a thickener or stabilizer agent, but high pressure homogenization shows a better effect.
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