Studies on the Effect of Mass Transfer in Vacuum Impregnation on the Bioactive Potential of Apples.

Studies on the Effect of Mass Transfer in Vacuum Impregnation on the Bioactive Potential of Apples.

Pasławska, Marta;Stępień, Bogdan;Nawirska-Olszańska, Agnieszka;Sala, Kinga;
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 2019 Vol. 24
282
pasawska2019studiesmolecules

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficiency of mass transfer during vacuum impregnation (VI) of apple tissue by different process conditions. VI was carried out in two stages: Vacuum (4, 6, or 8 kPa maintained at time 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, and 80 s) and atmospheric (4 min under atmospheric pressure). As infiltration liquids, fresh squeezed apple-pear juice (J), 3% citric acid solution (C), and distilled water (DW) were used. Mass transfer was analyzed based on three factors: Mass variation (MV), dry mass variation (DMV), and solid gain (SG). The outflow of native components and inflow of infiltration liquid has been described by mathematical models. The polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity (ABTS, FRAP) were evaluated as the bioactive potential factors confirming native component outflow and incorporation of liquid molecules into an apple tissue. It was found that during VI of an apple tissue, intensive mass transfer occurred: Native components of fruit tissue outflowed and external ingredients of impregnation liquid inflowed into the material with the intensity proportional to the vacuum level and process time. The most beneficial conditions of apple cube VI were noticed at a vacuum level of 4 kPa for a minimum of 40 s, which is when the highest polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity occurred.

Access

Citation

ID: 56486
Ref Key: pasawska2019studiesmolecules
Use this key to autocite in SciMatic or Thesis Manager

References

Blockchain Verification

Account:
NFT Contract Address:
0x95644003c57E6F55A65596E3D9Eac6813e3566dA
Article ID:
56486
Unique Identifier:
E3533
Network:
Scimatic Chain (ID: 481)
Loading...
Blockchain Readiness Checklist
Authors
Abstract
Journal Name
Year
Title
5/5
Creates 1,000,000 NFT tokens for this article
Token Features:
  • ERC-1155 Standard NFT
  • 1 Million Supply per Article
  • Transferable via MetaMask
  • Permanent Blockchain Record
Blockchain QR Code
Scan with Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet

Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet