Thursday, February 14, 2019

vacuum impregnation to modify health-promoting properties of apple slices (cv. Fuji)



 





After vacuum impregnation:109 CFU/gof tissue. The matrix consisted of cylindrical pieces of Granny Smith apples. The author applied one vacuum pulse at five levels of pressure and soaking in thesame solutions with no vacuum application. In the case of vacuum impregnation, the author observed a microbial growth rate higher by 0.36 log for S. cerevisiae, 0.73 log for L. acidophilus and 1.07 in the case of P. glomerata in comparison to soaked samples. A significant effect of the content of extract in the impregnating solution on the level of microorganisms introduced to the tissue was found in most of the presented studies. The best results were obtained during the application of isotonic or almost isotonic solutions. The use of hypo- and hypertonic solutions resulted in significantly lower levels of microorganisms in the final product. Most of the conducted studies present vacuum impregnation as an effective tool in the production of probiotic food based on the matrix of fruit and vegetable materials, as an alternative to dairy products. At the same time, a significant aspect is also associated with the method of fruit and vegetable tissue preservation after the introduction of microorganisms, facilitating the maintenance of their high levels in the final product. The most frequently used method in this respect, with potentially the greatest applicability, is drying, particularly air drying and freeze-drying. Noorbakhsh et al. (2013) introduced bacteria Lactobacillus rhamnosus to the tissue of apple slices together with apple juice diluted with water at a 1:1 ratio (pH 5–5.2). 



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