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Rheological parameters of mixed Brazilian Cerrado fruits sugar-free preserves: the effect of body agents
Taísa R T Farias1, Maria Cecília E V Schiassi1, Patrícia A P Pereira2
1Universidade Federal de Lavras/UFLA, Escola de Ciências Agrárias, Departamento de Ciências dos Alimentos, Trevo Rotatório Professor Edmir Sá Santos, s/n, Caixa Postal 3037, 37203-202 Lavras, MG, Brazil.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the bodying agents (erythritol, sorbitol, xylitol, and polydextrose) and their mixtures on the preparation of mixed Brazilian Cerrado fruit preserves (marolo, soursop, and sweet passion fruit). Mixture design was used for product optimization and the preserves were evaluated by texture profile, stress relaxation test, and uniaxial compression test. The research data were analyzed using regression equations on SAS software. The results indicated that the rheological parameters were affected by the body agents. Erythritol should not be used as an isolated component because it provoked changes in the properties of the final product (harder and brittle preserves); xylitol and sorbitol made preserves more elastic, cohesive, and more fragile; and polydextrose showed a synergistic effect with erythritol for rupture deformation and lesser effects for hardness, adhesiveness, and gumminess.
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