Characteristics of cashew nut butter with added chocolate and cinnamon were evaluated. Formulatio... more Characteristics of cashew nut butter with added chocolate and cinnamon were evaluated. Formulations were obtained by grinding ingredients onto a homogeneous paste, which was analyzed for moisture, pH, ash, protein, fat, acid value, water activity, texture and sensory acceptance. Products obtained showed low water activity (<0.32) as well as moisture content (<1.4%). Fat (45.3 to 49.1%) and protein (15.4 to 16.3%) content were high. Nut butter formulations showed good sensory acceptance (82.9 to 100.0%) and purchase intent (60.0 to 80.0%) by the tasters.
Monomeric anthocyanin degradation and nonenzymatic browning (NEB) index have been determined in r... more Monomeric anthocyanin degradation and nonenzymatic browning (NEB) index have been determined in reconstituted blackberry juice heated at high temperature in a hermetically sealed cell. Statistical analysis demonstrated that, when the temperature range (100-180 degrees C) was divided into two subranges (100-140 and 140-180 degrees C) for anthocyanin degradation, reaction kinetics were well represented by two sequential first-order reactions. The activation energy for NEB from 100 to 180 degrees C (106 kJxmol(-1)) was slightly higher than the anthocyanin value at the lower temperature range (92 kJxmol(-1)), but was more than twice the value for the higher range (44 kJxmol(-1)). The reaction rate constant at 140 degrees C for anthocyanin degradation (3.5 x 10(-3) s(-1)) was two times that for the NEB index (1.6 x 10(-3) s(-1)). Hence, anthocyanin degradation was faster than the appearance of NEB products. The non-isothermal method developed allows estimating kinetic parameters and thereby generating temperature profiles of heat processes that would help preserve the nutritional properties of foods during high-temperature processes.
Characteristics of cashew nut butter with added chocolate and cinnamon were evaluated. Formulatio... more Characteristics of cashew nut butter with added chocolate and cinnamon were evaluated. Formulations were obtained by grinding ingredients onto a homogeneous paste, which was analyzed for moisture, pH, ash, protein, fat, acid value, water activity, texture and sensory acceptance. Products obtained showed low water activity (<0.32) as well as moisture content (<1.4%). Fat (45.3 to 49.1%) and protein (15.4 to 16.3%) content were high. Nut butter formulations showed good sensory acceptance (82.9 to 100.0%) and purchase intent (60.0 to 80.0%) by the tasters.
Monomeric anthocyanin degradation and nonenzymatic browning (NEB) index have been determined in r... more Monomeric anthocyanin degradation and nonenzymatic browning (NEB) index have been determined in reconstituted blackberry juice heated at high temperature in a hermetically sealed cell. Statistical analysis demonstrated that, when the temperature range (100-180 degrees C) was divided into two subranges (100-140 and 140-180 degrees C) for anthocyanin degradation, reaction kinetics were well represented by two sequential first-order reactions. The activation energy for NEB from 100 to 180 degrees C (106 kJxmol(-1)) was slightly higher than the anthocyanin value at the lower temperature range (92 kJxmol(-1)), but was more than twice the value for the higher range (44 kJxmol(-1)). The reaction rate constant at 140 degrees C for anthocyanin degradation (3.5 x 10(-3) s(-1)) was two times that for the NEB index (1.6 x 10(-3) s(-1)). Hence, anthocyanin degradation was faster than the appearance of NEB products. The non-isothermal method developed allows estimating kinetic parameters and thereby generating temperature profiles of heat processes that would help preserve the nutritional properties of foods during high-temperature processes.
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