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Liping Xue1, Zitao Zheng2, Yuhang Wu2
1School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China; School of Life Science and Engineering, Jining University, 1 Xingtan Road, Qufu 273155, China.
Abstract:
Recently, unconventional techniques like induced electric field (IEF) for continuous pasteurization of liquid food have received great attention. In this study, the effect of IEF on temperature rise, microbiological and quality characteristics of bayberry juice was investigated. Voltage, current, and flow rate affected the terminal temperature. Both IEF (600 V, 4 L/h; 700 V, 6 L/h) and thermal pasteurization (95 °C, 2 min) completely inactivated total plate count, coliforms, yeast and mold in bayberry juice. The pH, total soluble solid and titratable acidity did not vary significantly post-IEF, but conductivity changed slightly. IEF-treated samples exhibited the lowest ΔE values without exceeding 3. Thermal pasteurization (95 °C, 2 min) scored the lowest in color, flavor, odor, and acceptance. GC-MS results demonstrated a significant increase in the content of total volatile compounds following IEF treatments, with the maximum increment reaching 10.65 %. Generally, IEF is a potential technology for processing liquid beverages.
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