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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Dehydration of potato cubes using puffing as an intermediate step

Varnalis, Angelos January 2000 (has links)
No description available.
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De-oiling and Pre-treatments for High-Quality Potato Chips

Kim, Tae Hoon 2010 December 1900 (has links)
A de-oiling step using a centrifuge ensures oil content reduction and improves the quality of fried snacks. A commercial deep-fat fryer with the basket loaded with potatoes and a sample holder was used to fry potato slices, non-pretreated, blanched in hot water (85°C/3.5min) and rinsed in 3 percent NaCl solution (25°C/5min). A de-oiling step (350 1 rpm and 457 1 rpm) for 1 min was conducted after the frying (145°, 165° and 185°C or 165°C) and cooling (0, 15, 30, 45 and 60 s or 0.60 and 120 s) steps. Lower frying temperature, higher centrifuge speed, and shorter cooling time resulted in the lowest oil uptake in potato chips. Pre-treatments (blanching and soaking) decreased (5 percent and by at least 10 percent), respectively, compared to the untreated chips. De-oiling led to increased hardness of the chips fried at 145° and 165°C (0 s cooling time), and the hardness decreased as cooling time. Pre-treatments (blanching and soaking) increased hardness (by 46 percent and 38 percent) and decreased work (by 20 percent and 27 percent), respectively, so that, during rupture, the pre-treated chips resulted in more crunchiness and firmness than the untreated chips. Potato chips showed less lightness and redness when fried at 145°C, and more lightness and redness when fried at 185°C; yellowness increased b* values as temperature increased. As cooling time increased, the lightness of the chips decreased, and the redness and the yellowness of the chips increased. Pre-treated samples resulted in increasing in lightness (L*) and yellowness (b*), whereas the redness (a*) values of the final products fluctuated. Higher frying temperature, centrifuge speed, and higher cooling time usually resulted in increasing shrinkage in thickness of potato chips; the chips fried at 165°C resulted in increasing in thickness. All the fried and de-oiled products resulted in a decrease in thickness, diameter, and volume except for the thickness of the chip soaked in NaCl, compared to raw slices. A consumer test showed that, blanching and de-oiling without cooling enhanced texture and overall quality of the chip, soaking and de-oiling improved the color, flavor, and the overall quality, and the two pre-treatments did not significantly influence the odor of the chip.
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Atuação de ácido \'beta\'-naftoxiacético, ácido indolbutírico e ácido giberélico na morfogênese de microplantas de abacaxizeiro \"Gomo-de-Mel\" / \'beta\'-Naftoxiacetic acid, indolbutyric acid and acid giberelic action in the pineapple microplants gomo de mel morphogenesis.

Barbosa, Maysa Carvalho 26 February 2010 (has links)
Visando avaliar a atuação dos biorreguladores beta-NOA, AIB e GA3 na morfogênese de microplantas de abacaxi Ananas comosus L. (Merrill) cultivar IAC Gomo-de-Mel estabeleceu-se um experimento com a presença isolada e/ou combinada dos respectivos biorreguladores ao meio de cultura MS. As microplantas foram mantidas em condições de cultura in vitro, com temperatura, luminosidade e fotoperíodo controlados (25 ± 2 C, irradiância de 42 µmol.m-2s-1 e 16 horas, respectivamente) durante 3 meses. Os resultados obtidos com a análise de variância evidenciaram que houve interação do biorregulador de crescimento e o tempo de cultivo para a altura, número de raiz e número de folhas. O beta-NOA induziu a rizogênese foliar nas microplantas a partir de células da bainha do feixe vascular e não apresentou toxicidade nas concentrações utilizadas, ao passo que o AIB mostrou-se mais eficaz para a indução da rizogênese adventícia caulinar. Em relação ao crescimento das microplantas, a ação tanto isolada, como combinada em ambas as concentrações avaliadas de GA3 foram mais eficientes. As análises histológicas evidenciaram alterações no número de estratos da epiderme, hipoderme e mesofilo das folhas cultivadas nos tratamentos com biorreguladores, porém não se verificou alterações citológicas em nenhum dos tratamentos. Acredita-se que a utilização de pulsing seja uma alternativa eficaz para a rizogênese e crescimento em altura das microplantas de abacaxizeiro Gomo-de-mel. / In order to evaluate the action of bioregulators beta-NOA, IBA and GA3 in the pineapple Ananas comosus L. (Merril) cultivar IAC gomo-de-mel microplants morphogenesis an experiment was stablished in order to the presence of the bioregulator alone and in combinations. The microplants were kept in culture in vitro conditions, during 3 months under controlled temperature, light and photoperiod (25 ± 2 C, irradiance de 42 µmol.m- 2s-1 e 16 hours). The analysis of variance showed the interaction interaction between the use of bioregulator and the period of cultivation on hight, number of roots and leaves. The beta-NOA induced leaf rhizogensis in the microplants from the bundle sheath and there was no sign of toxicity with the used concentrations. The IBA showed to be more effective in the adventicious steam rhizogenesis. The isolated and combinated actions of GA3 were the most effective treatment to microplants growing. The histological analysis showed alterations on the epidermis, hypodermis and mesophyll number of layers of the cultivated leaves with this bioregulator, but neither of the treatments showed citological alterations. It is believed that the use of pulsing would be an effective alternative for the rhizogenesis and growing of the gomo de mel pineapple microplants.
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Les chancis des vernis et des couches picturales des peintures de chevalet à l'huile : Contribution à la caractérisation physico-chimique, à la connaissance des mécanismes de formation et aux traitements de restauration. / Blanching of varnish and paint layers in easel paintings : a contribution to the physico-chemical characterization, understanding ff formation mechanisms and the conservation treatments.

Genty, Anaïs 26 June 2017 (has links)
Le chanci est une altération récurrente des peintures de chevalet à l’huile, induite par l’humidité. Elle affecte les vernis et les couches picturales. Selon le degré d’altération, la couche picturale peut être partiellement ou totalement masquée par un voile blanchâtre. L’analyse d’environ 50 micro-prélèvements altérés et non altérés par microscopie électronique à effet de champ a révélé une structure poreuse dans les vernis et les couches picturales altérées, avec une taille de pores comprises entre 50 nm et 4 µm. Pour les chancis de couches picturales, des investigations complémentaires par nanotomographie X à contraste de phase ont démontré que les pores étaient localisés dans le liant. L’apparence visuelle des couches altérées est due à la diffusion de la lumière par les pores, ce qui a été corroboré par des simulations numériques. Un modèle physico-chimique a été proposé pour expliquer la formation des pores. Il repose sur le fait que les vernis et les liants lipidiques peuvent être assimilés à des ionomères dans lesquels les acides carboxyliques et les carboxylates métalliques ségrègent pour former des clusters ioniques. En présence d’humidité, les clusters s’hydratent entraînant la formation de régions aqueuses. Lors de la phase de déshydratation, les pores initialement remplis d’eau se vident mais subsistent. L’apparition des chancis de vernis et de couches picturales est donc directement liée à la quantité d’acides et à leur capacité à former des clusters.Les traitements de restauration seront efficaces et durables, si et seulement s’ils résorbent ou comblent durablement les pores, dans le but de réduire la diffusion de la lumière. Pour les chancis de couches picturales, les traitements actuels sont peu satisfaisants. Un nouveau traitement innovant a été développé et testé sur des échantillons modèles et des peintures anciennes chancies. Les résultats sont très prometteurs en termes de stabilité, d’efficacité, de durabilité et de réversibilité. Cette recherche aura incontestablement un impact majeur, puisqu’elle pourrait répondre à un véritable besoin pour la restauration et la conservation des peintures de chevalet chancies. / Blanching of easel oil paintings is a recurrent alteration, induced by humidity. It affects varnish and paint layers. Depending on the degree of alteration, the paint composition can be partially or totally hidden by a whitish haze. The analysis of circa 50 altered and unaltered paint micro-samples by field-emission gun scanning electron microscopy revealed a highly porous structure in both varnish and paint altered layers, with pores ranging in size from 50 nm to 4 µm. Regarding the blanching of paint layer, in-depth investigation performed by X-ray phase contrast nanotomography highlighted that pores are located in the binder. The visual appearance of altered layers is due to the light scattering by the pores, which was corroborated by computational modeling.A physico-chemical model was proposed to explain the pores formation. It is based on the fact that the varnish and the lipidic binder can be assimilated to ionomers, where carboxylic acids and metal carboxylates segregate to form ionic clusters. In a humid environment, the clusters get hydrated inducing the formation of aqueous regions. During the dehydration, the water is drained out from them, but the pores remains. The blanching emergence is thus directly linked to the quantity of acids and their ability to form clusters. Conservation treatments will be efficient and sustainable only if they resorb or durably fill the pores, in order to reduce the light scattering. For the blanching of paint layers, current treatments are not very effective over time. A new innovative treatment has been developed and tested on mock-ups and ancient altered paintings. The results are very promising in terms of stability, efficiency, durability and reversibility. This research will undoubtedly have a major impact, fullfilling a real requirement for the conservation of blanched easel oil paintings.
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Avaliação do processo de obtenção de farinha da casca de banana (Musa sapientum) das variedades Prata, Pacovan e Maçã / Process evaluation to produce banana (Musa sapientum) flour from peels of fresh fruit varieties Prata, Pacovan and Apple.

Pessoa, Thayze Rodrigues Bezerra 30 September 2009 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-17T14:49:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1540714 bytes, checksum: 6bdb44997d3913ccd4bc5f3c99084999 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-09-30 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This work aimed to study the drying process of banana (Musa sapientum) peels (varieties Prata, Pacovan and Apple). The convective drying was performed at various air temperatures (40°C to 60°C) and at an average air speed of 1.0 m/s. It was used a fixed bed dryer with upward flow of air. The tests were conducted until the sample reached equilibrium between its own moisture and the drying air humidity. The drying kinetics was evaluated by the Fick, empirical two parameters exponential and Page semi-empirical models. From these models were found the water diffusivities. They were in the order of 10-10m/s². Overall diffusivities increased with drying air temperature. The highest drying rates were obtained for the banana peels from varieties Apple, Prata and Pacovan, respectively. Final product quality was evaluated through the following analysis: enzymatic activity, minerals and water activity. The best drying condition, which generated a final product with better quality, was at 60°C of air temperature for the three varieties. / O presente trabalho teve como objetivo estudar o processo de secagem das cascas de banana Prata, Pacovan e Maçã (Musa sapientum) in natura. A secagem convectiva foi realizada a várias temperaturas (40°C a 60°C) do ar de secagem com velocidade média (1,0 m/s) do ar. Para tal, foi utilizado secador de leito fixo com fluxo ascendente de ar. Os ensaios foram conduzidos até que as amostras alcançassem o equilíbrio na sua própria umidade e a umidade do ar de secagem. A cinética de secagem foi avaliada através dos Modelos Difusional, empírico exponencial de dois parâmetros e semi-empírico de Page, através desses modelos foram encontradas difusividades da ordem de 10-10 m/s². De maneira geral a difusividade aumentou com o tempo. As maiores taxas de secagem foram obtidas para a casca de banana Maçã, Prata e Pacovan respectivamente. A qualidade obtida do produto foi avaliada através das seguintes análises: atividade enzimática, minerais e atividade de água A condição de temperatura de secagem que gerou um produto final com melhor qualidade foi a de 60°C para as três variedades.
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Estudo do branqueamento e da secagem mediante ar quente do yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius)

Scher, Caroline Fenner January 2009 (has links)
O Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) é uma planta que pertence à família Asteraceae, é originário das montanhas dos Andes e no Brasil seu cultivo iniciou-se em 1991. Possui carboidratos solúveis tais como frutose, glicose, sacarose e frutooligossacarídeos (FOS), sendo que os FOS não podem ser metabolizados pelo trato digestivo humano, tendo dessa forma atividade prebiótica. Este trabalho visou estudar o efeito do branqueamento no yacon e posterior secagem mediante ar quente. As raízes foram limpas e selecionadas considerando a ausência de injúrias visuais e infecções. A seguir foram descascadas e cortadas em forma de rodelas (espessuras de 1,75 ± 0,35 mm) e cubos (1,00 ± 0,01cm3). Foi verificada a ocorrência da solubilização dos açúcares durante o branqueamento, onde foram avaliadas as perdas de inulina, glicose e frutose em diferentes condições de tempo e temperatura. Foi observada a maior solubilização nas amostras em rodelas que em cubos na maioria dos tratamentos estudados. O teste de Tukey indicou que no branqueamento do yacon em forma de rodelas e cubos, o tempo, a temperatura e a interação entre eles foi significativa na solubilização dos açúcares, exceto na frutose (nas amostras em rodelas) e na inulina (nas amostras em cubos) onde somente foi significativo o tempo e a temperatura. Os resultados obtidos da superfície de resposta permitiram obter modelos estatísticos para estimar a perda de açúcares no branqueamento das amostras em rodelas, estimando as condições de maior solubilização. Devido a essas perdas, estudou-se o branqueamento a vapor em amostras em rodelas, que foram colocadas dentro de uma autoclave gerando vapor a 100oC nos tempos de 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 e 10 minutos, sendo a melhor condição a 4 minutos, onde foi possível reduzir a atividade enzimática da PER e PPO em 84,6% e 83,7%, correspondendo a perdas de inulina, glicose e frutose de 30,6, 39,4 e 15,8% respectivamente. A seguir foi realizada a secagem nas amostras de yacon, nas temperaturas de 50, 60 e 70°C por 5 horas e 30 minutos sem e com branqueamento, onde verificou-se o efeito do pré-tratamento e da temperatura sobre a redução da umidade e da atividade de água, revelando que o menor tempo de secagem foi obtido a 70°C em amostras com branqueamento. Também foi observado que após 5 horas de secagem a concentração de inulina diminuiu, enquanto que as concentrações de glicose e frutose aumentaram, sendo que os teores desses componentes no final da secagem não diferiram com a temperatura, tanto nas amostras que sofreram ou não branqueamento. No entanto, houve conversão dos FOS em açúcares redutores. O aumento na concentração dos açúcares redutores pode ser devido à presença de atividade enzimática da inulinase. / Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family and originated in the Andes Mountains, having been cultivated in Brazil since 1991. It contains soluble carbohydrates such as fructose, glucose, sucrose and fructooligosaccharides (FOS), the latter not being metabolized in the human digestive tract and thus presenting prebiotic activity. This work aimed to study the effect of blanching and subsequent hot air drying on yacon. The roots were cleaned and selected considering the absence of visual injury and infections. They were then peeled and cut into slices (1.75 ± 0.35 mm thick) and cubes (1.00 ± 0.01cm2). The sugars were shown to dissolve during blanching, and the losses of inulin, glucose and fructose were determined under different conditions of time and temperature. For the majority of conditions studied, greater dissolution was observed with the slices than with the cubes. Tukey's test indicated that both the time and the temperature and the interaction between them were significant with respect to the dissolution of sugars in the blanching of yacon in the form of both slices and cubes, with the exception of fructose (for the sliced samples) and inulin (for the samples in cubes), where only the time and temperature were significant. The results obtained from the response surface allowed for the production of statistical models to estimate the loss of sugars during blanching for the samples in slices, estimating the conditions for greatest dissolution. Due to these losses, steam blanching of the slices was studied, placing the slices inside an autoclave generating steam at 100ºC for times of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 minutes, the best condition being that of 4 minutes where it was possible to reduce the PER and PPO activities by 84.6% and 83.7%, respectively, with losses of inulin, glucose and fructose of 30.6, 39.4 and 15.8%, respectively. Drying of the yacon samples at temperatures of 50, 60 and 70ºC for 5 hours and 30 minutes, with and without blanching, was then carried out, verifying the effect of the pre-treatment and of the drying temperature on the reduction in moisture content and water activity. The shortest drying time was obtained at 70ºC with blanched samples. It was also observed that after 5 hours of drying the concentration of inulin decreased, whereas the concetrations of glucose and fructose increased, the contents of these components at the end of the drying period not varying according to the drying temperature, for either the blanched or non-blanched samples. Thus the FOS were converted into reducing sugars, and the increase in reducing sugars could have been due to the presence of inulinase activity.
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Estudo do branqueamento e da secagem mediante ar quente do yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius)

Scher, Caroline Fenner January 2009 (has links)
O Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) é uma planta que pertence à família Asteraceae, é originário das montanhas dos Andes e no Brasil seu cultivo iniciou-se em 1991. Possui carboidratos solúveis tais como frutose, glicose, sacarose e frutooligossacarídeos (FOS), sendo que os FOS não podem ser metabolizados pelo trato digestivo humano, tendo dessa forma atividade prebiótica. Este trabalho visou estudar o efeito do branqueamento no yacon e posterior secagem mediante ar quente. As raízes foram limpas e selecionadas considerando a ausência de injúrias visuais e infecções. A seguir foram descascadas e cortadas em forma de rodelas (espessuras de 1,75 ± 0,35 mm) e cubos (1,00 ± 0,01cm3). Foi verificada a ocorrência da solubilização dos açúcares durante o branqueamento, onde foram avaliadas as perdas de inulina, glicose e frutose em diferentes condições de tempo e temperatura. Foi observada a maior solubilização nas amostras em rodelas que em cubos na maioria dos tratamentos estudados. O teste de Tukey indicou que no branqueamento do yacon em forma de rodelas e cubos, o tempo, a temperatura e a interação entre eles foi significativa na solubilização dos açúcares, exceto na frutose (nas amostras em rodelas) e na inulina (nas amostras em cubos) onde somente foi significativo o tempo e a temperatura. Os resultados obtidos da superfície de resposta permitiram obter modelos estatísticos para estimar a perda de açúcares no branqueamento das amostras em rodelas, estimando as condições de maior solubilização. Devido a essas perdas, estudou-se o branqueamento a vapor em amostras em rodelas, que foram colocadas dentro de uma autoclave gerando vapor a 100oC nos tempos de 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 e 10 minutos, sendo a melhor condição a 4 minutos, onde foi possível reduzir a atividade enzimática da PER e PPO em 84,6% e 83,7%, correspondendo a perdas de inulina, glicose e frutose de 30,6, 39,4 e 15,8% respectivamente. A seguir foi realizada a secagem nas amostras de yacon, nas temperaturas de 50, 60 e 70°C por 5 horas e 30 minutos sem e com branqueamento, onde verificou-se o efeito do pré-tratamento e da temperatura sobre a redução da umidade e da atividade de água, revelando que o menor tempo de secagem foi obtido a 70°C em amostras com branqueamento. Também foi observado que após 5 horas de secagem a concentração de inulina diminuiu, enquanto que as concentrações de glicose e frutose aumentaram, sendo que os teores desses componentes no final da secagem não diferiram com a temperatura, tanto nas amostras que sofreram ou não branqueamento. No entanto, houve conversão dos FOS em açúcares redutores. O aumento na concentração dos açúcares redutores pode ser devido à presença de atividade enzimática da inulinase. / Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family and originated in the Andes Mountains, having been cultivated in Brazil since 1991. It contains soluble carbohydrates such as fructose, glucose, sucrose and fructooligosaccharides (FOS), the latter not being metabolized in the human digestive tract and thus presenting prebiotic activity. This work aimed to study the effect of blanching and subsequent hot air drying on yacon. The roots were cleaned and selected considering the absence of visual injury and infections. They were then peeled and cut into slices (1.75 ± 0.35 mm thick) and cubes (1.00 ± 0.01cm2). The sugars were shown to dissolve during blanching, and the losses of inulin, glucose and fructose were determined under different conditions of time and temperature. For the majority of conditions studied, greater dissolution was observed with the slices than with the cubes. Tukey's test indicated that both the time and the temperature and the interaction between them were significant with respect to the dissolution of sugars in the blanching of yacon in the form of both slices and cubes, with the exception of fructose (for the sliced samples) and inulin (for the samples in cubes), where only the time and temperature were significant. The results obtained from the response surface allowed for the production of statistical models to estimate the loss of sugars during blanching for the samples in slices, estimating the conditions for greatest dissolution. Due to these losses, steam blanching of the slices was studied, placing the slices inside an autoclave generating steam at 100ºC for times of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 minutes, the best condition being that of 4 minutes where it was possible to reduce the PER and PPO activities by 84.6% and 83.7%, respectively, with losses of inulin, glucose and fructose of 30.6, 39.4 and 15.8%, respectively. Drying of the yacon samples at temperatures of 50, 60 and 70ºC for 5 hours and 30 minutes, with and without blanching, was then carried out, verifying the effect of the pre-treatment and of the drying temperature on the reduction in moisture content and water activity. The shortest drying time was obtained at 70ºC with blanched samples. It was also observed that after 5 hours of drying the concentration of inulin decreased, whereas the concetrations of glucose and fructose increased, the contents of these components at the end of the drying period not varying according to the drying temperature, for either the blanched or non-blanched samples. Thus the FOS were converted into reducing sugars, and the increase in reducing sugars could have been due to the presence of inulinase activity.
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Processing sweet potatoes into french fries

Button, Kimberly January 1900 (has links)
Master of Science / Food Science Institute - Animal Sciences & Industry / Fadi M. Aramouni / Sweet potatoes are a significant crop and are popular among consumers, particularly as french fries. Because the processing steps of making white potato french fries may be detrimental to the quality of a sweet potato fry, it is important to understand the impact of processing on quality and consumer acceptability. The variety of sweet potatoes can affect the texture, appearance, and consumer preference. Peeling processes have evolved from harsh lye treatments to more quick and efficient methods such as steam peeling. Blanching is one of the most important steps because it deactivates enzymes, including polyphenol oxidase and amylases, that affect texture and appearance. While hot water blanching is used by majority of french fry manufacturers, novel techniques like microwave blanching may be similarly effective and less detrimental to the texture and nutritional composition. Time and temperature of the blanching method can affect the texture and flavor by weakening cell walls and leaching sugars. Drying of sweet potato fries prepares the product prior to frying. Drying drives moisture off and allows the starch on the surface of the fries to gelatinize. Many types of dryers, including vacuum, hot air, and fluidized bed, have been evaluated for the rate of moisture loss and final product texture. Drying should not be done too quickly because case hardening will occur and make the product have a tough and chewy bite. Frying uses oil at elevated temperatures to develop color, flavor, and a crispy external texture. The type of oil, oil temperature, and time of frying will affect the finished product attributes. Low oil temperature may lead to higher oil uptake into the sweet potato fries. Vacuum frying compared to deep fat frying can create sweet potato fries with less darkening and less oil uptake, but this method would be difficult in large scale manufacturing. Opportunities in creating high quality sweet potato french fries are directly related to consumer acceptability and manufacturing capability.
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Estudo do branqueamento e da secagem mediante ar quente do yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius)

Scher, Caroline Fenner January 2009 (has links)
O Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) é uma planta que pertence à família Asteraceae, é originário das montanhas dos Andes e no Brasil seu cultivo iniciou-se em 1991. Possui carboidratos solúveis tais como frutose, glicose, sacarose e frutooligossacarídeos (FOS), sendo que os FOS não podem ser metabolizados pelo trato digestivo humano, tendo dessa forma atividade prebiótica. Este trabalho visou estudar o efeito do branqueamento no yacon e posterior secagem mediante ar quente. As raízes foram limpas e selecionadas considerando a ausência de injúrias visuais e infecções. A seguir foram descascadas e cortadas em forma de rodelas (espessuras de 1,75 ± 0,35 mm) e cubos (1,00 ± 0,01cm3). Foi verificada a ocorrência da solubilização dos açúcares durante o branqueamento, onde foram avaliadas as perdas de inulina, glicose e frutose em diferentes condições de tempo e temperatura. Foi observada a maior solubilização nas amostras em rodelas que em cubos na maioria dos tratamentos estudados. O teste de Tukey indicou que no branqueamento do yacon em forma de rodelas e cubos, o tempo, a temperatura e a interação entre eles foi significativa na solubilização dos açúcares, exceto na frutose (nas amostras em rodelas) e na inulina (nas amostras em cubos) onde somente foi significativo o tempo e a temperatura. Os resultados obtidos da superfície de resposta permitiram obter modelos estatísticos para estimar a perda de açúcares no branqueamento das amostras em rodelas, estimando as condições de maior solubilização. Devido a essas perdas, estudou-se o branqueamento a vapor em amostras em rodelas, que foram colocadas dentro de uma autoclave gerando vapor a 100oC nos tempos de 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 e 10 minutos, sendo a melhor condição a 4 minutos, onde foi possível reduzir a atividade enzimática da PER e PPO em 84,6% e 83,7%, correspondendo a perdas de inulina, glicose e frutose de 30,6, 39,4 e 15,8% respectivamente. A seguir foi realizada a secagem nas amostras de yacon, nas temperaturas de 50, 60 e 70°C por 5 horas e 30 minutos sem e com branqueamento, onde verificou-se o efeito do pré-tratamento e da temperatura sobre a redução da umidade e da atividade de água, revelando que o menor tempo de secagem foi obtido a 70°C em amostras com branqueamento. Também foi observado que após 5 horas de secagem a concentração de inulina diminuiu, enquanto que as concentrações de glicose e frutose aumentaram, sendo que os teores desses componentes no final da secagem não diferiram com a temperatura, tanto nas amostras que sofreram ou não branqueamento. No entanto, houve conversão dos FOS em açúcares redutores. O aumento na concentração dos açúcares redutores pode ser devido à presença de atividade enzimática da inulinase. / Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae family and originated in the Andes Mountains, having been cultivated in Brazil since 1991. It contains soluble carbohydrates such as fructose, glucose, sucrose and fructooligosaccharides (FOS), the latter not being metabolized in the human digestive tract and thus presenting prebiotic activity. This work aimed to study the effect of blanching and subsequent hot air drying on yacon. The roots were cleaned and selected considering the absence of visual injury and infections. They were then peeled and cut into slices (1.75 ± 0.35 mm thick) and cubes (1.00 ± 0.01cm2). The sugars were shown to dissolve during blanching, and the losses of inulin, glucose and fructose were determined under different conditions of time and temperature. For the majority of conditions studied, greater dissolution was observed with the slices than with the cubes. Tukey's test indicated that both the time and the temperature and the interaction between them were significant with respect to the dissolution of sugars in the blanching of yacon in the form of both slices and cubes, with the exception of fructose (for the sliced samples) and inulin (for the samples in cubes), where only the time and temperature were significant. The results obtained from the response surface allowed for the production of statistical models to estimate the loss of sugars during blanching for the samples in slices, estimating the conditions for greatest dissolution. Due to these losses, steam blanching of the slices was studied, placing the slices inside an autoclave generating steam at 100ºC for times of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 minutes, the best condition being that of 4 minutes where it was possible to reduce the PER and PPO activities by 84.6% and 83.7%, respectively, with losses of inulin, glucose and fructose of 30.6, 39.4 and 15.8%, respectively. Drying of the yacon samples at temperatures of 50, 60 and 70ºC for 5 hours and 30 minutes, with and without blanching, was then carried out, verifying the effect of the pre-treatment and of the drying temperature on the reduction in moisture content and water activity. The shortest drying time was obtained at 70ºC with blanched samples. It was also observed that after 5 hours of drying the concentration of inulin decreased, whereas the concetrations of glucose and fructose increased, the contents of these components at the end of the drying period not varying according to the drying temperature, for either the blanched or non-blanched samples. Thus the FOS were converted into reducing sugars, and the increase in reducing sugars could have been due to the presence of inulinase activity.
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Obtenção do cubiu (solanum sessiliflorum dunal) em passa por métodos combinados.

Freitas, Francisca Marta Nascimento de Oliveira 11 February 2011 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-20T12:31:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TESE FRANCISCA MARTA.pdf: 3030681 bytes, checksum: 59489cd6ccc83fc3955a136b257db64f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-11 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas / The cubiu is a fruit with high moisture, acid and pectin. In osmotic dehydration, the moisture that is associated with the perishability of the process and cost is reduced in the final product. The acidity is a limiting factor for acceptance is masked by the incorporation of sugar. As a bioactive substance, preservation retains the functionality of pectin, however, the partial hydrolysis facilitates the process and ensure the appearance of dehydrated fruit. This study aims to develop technologies for conservation and value addition of cubiu for industrialization in the form of fruit in passes. The ripe fruit of cubiu were subjected to different pretreatments: blanching or not, more natural fermentation or not and rapid or slow osmotic dehydration followed by convective drying at 65 ° C. The natural fermentation process was monitored by the determination of moisture, pH, total acidity, sodium chloride, pectin and texture of the slices of cubiu. After rapid and slow dehydration were determined at equilibrium and initial moisture, pH, acidity, total sugars, mass change, water loss, gain and efficiency of sucrose osmotic process. The experimental data of convective drying models were fitted to the Page, Lewis, simple exponential, with two and three parameters and Wang & Singh. The physic-chemical and sensory characteristics were used to monitor the whole process and final product quality. In relation to fresh fruit, money not increase the moisture and pH, decrease in total acidity and sodium and chloride did not significantly alter the texture. During the process of natural fermentation, the parameters moisture, acidity, texture and pH (control) were reduced from their values for pH (blanched) and sodium chloride was no increase in the values. The highest percentage of mass change, water loss and sucrose gain occurred in SF/DOR, SF/DOL and CF/DOL, respectively. The highest rate of drying was obtained by the treatment before the blanching, with natural fermentation and rapid osmotic dehydration, indicating that fermentation influenced the increase of drying rate and the reduction of process time. The r2 values were above 99% for the settings with the Page and Exponential models with three simple parameters. The natural fermentation process was detected during the immersion of slices in NaCl solutions cubiu, blanched or not. The physical and physic-chemical properties of slices cubiu were modified during the natural fermentation process, being more pronounced in slices pre-treated by blanching. The variation in mass loss of water and process efficiency were higher in the treatments without natural fermentation. The time of osmotic dehydration was reduced rapidly by natural fermentation. The highest and lowest drying time were obtained by treatment before the blanching, natural fermentation, followed by rapid osmotic dehydration. The simple exponential model with three parameters and Page have the best fit to experimental data. Separately, money and natural fermentation improved the organoleptic characteristics of cubiu passes in obtaining the highest percentage of acceptance. / O cubiu é um fruto com elevados teores de umidade, acidez e pectina. Na desidratação osmótica, a umidade que está associada com o custo do processo e a perecibilidade é reduzida no produto final. A acidez que é um fator limitante da aceitação é mascarada pela incorporação do açúcar. Como substância bioativa, a preservação da pectina mantém a funcionalidade, porém, a hidrólise parcial facilita o processo e assegura a aparência do fruto desidratado. Este trabalho tem como objetivo desenvolver tecnologias de conservação e agregação de valor do cubiu para industrialização na forma de fruto em passa. Os frutos maduros de cubiu foram submetidos a diferentes pré tratamentos: branqueamento ou não, mais fermentação natural ou não e desidratação osmótica rápida ou lenta seguido de secagem por convecção a 65 °C. O processo de fermentação natural foi monitorado pela determinação da umidade, pH, acidez total, cloreto de sódio, textura e pectina das fatias do cubiu. Após a desidratação osmótica rápida e lenta foram determinadas a umidade inicial e de equilíbrio, pH, acidez, açúcares totais, variação de massa, perda de água, ganho de sacarose e eficiência do processo osmótico. Os dados experimentais da secagem convectiva foram ajustados aos modelos de Page, Lewis, Exponencial simples, com dois e três parâmetros e Wang & Singh. Análises físico-químicas e sensoriais foram utilizadas para monitorar todo o processo e a qualidade do produto final. Em relação ao fruto in natura, o branqueamento acarretou aumento da umidade e pH, decréscimo da acidez total e do cloreto de sódio e não alterou significativamente a textura. Durante o processo de fermentação natural, os parâmetros umidade, acidez total, textura e pH (controle) sofreram redução dos seus valores, para pH (branqueadas) e cloreto de sódio houve acréscimo dos valores. Os maiores percentuais de variação de massa, perda de água e ganho de sacarose ocorreram em SF/DOR, SF/DOL e CF/DOL, respectivamente. A maior taxa de secagem foi obtida pelo tratamento submetido ao branqueamento, com fermentação natural e desidratação osmótica rápida, indicando que a fermentação influenciou no aumento da taxa de secagem e na redução do tempo de processo. Os valores de r2 foram superiores a 99% para os ajustes com os modelos de Page e Exponencial simples com três parâmetros. O processo de fermentação natural foi detectado durante a imersão das fatias do cubiu em soluções de NaCl, branqueadas ou não. As características físicas e físico-químicas das fatias de cubiu sofreram modificações durante o processo de fermentação natural, sendo mais acentuadas nas fatias pré tratadas pelo branqueamento. A variação de massa, perda de água e eficiência do processo foram maiores nos tratamentos sem fermentação natural. O tempo da desidratação osmótica rápida foi reduzido pela fermentação natural. A maior taxa e menor tempo de secagem foram obtidos pelo tratamento submetido ao branqueamento, fermentação natural seguida de desidratação osmótica rápida. Os modelos Exponencial simples com três parâmetros e de Page apresentaram os melhores ajustes aos dados experimentais. Isoladamente, o branqueamento e a fermentação natural melhoraram as características organolépticas do cubiu em passa obtendo os maiores percentuais de aceitação.

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