Effect of a commercial pectinmethylesterase on tomato paste consistency



Título del documento: Effect of a commercial pectinmethylesterase on tomato paste consistency
Revista: Electronic journal of biotechnology
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000360074
ISSN: 0717-3458
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Centro Regional de Estudios en Alimentos Saludables, Valparaíso. Chile
2Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Facultad de Ingeniería, Valparaíso. Chile
Año:
Periodo: May
Volumen: 15
Número: 3
Paginación: 9-9
País: Chile
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Nota breve o noticia
Enfoque: Experimental
Resumen en inglés Consistency is one of the main traits that define commercial quality and price of tomato paste. Pectins are partially responsible for consistency in tomato paste, therefore enzymatic pectin modification could be used to increase paste consistency. Results: This work reports the effects of a commercial enzymatic preparation of pectin-methyl-esterase (PME) (NovoShape™) on tomato paste consistency taking into account variables as enzyme/substrate ratio (0,1% w/w - 1% w/w), reaction time (0 hr - 3 hrs) and reaction temperature (40ºC-60ºC). The results indicate that NovoShape™ increased consistency when reaction temperature ranged from 40 to 50ºC with an enzyme/substrate ratio of 0.5 to 1 (l PME solution/g tomato paste on dry base). On the other hand, enzymatic treatment was not effective at 60ºC with an enzyme/substrate ratio of 0.1%. Conclusions: Based on these results, addition of NovoShape™ is a good technological approach to increase tomato paste consistency
Disciplinas: Química
Palabras clave: Bioquímica,
Química de alimentos,
Pectinmetilesterasa,
Pasta de tomate,
Viscocidad,
Biotecnología
Keyword: Chemistry,
Biochemistry,
Food chemistry,
Pectinmethylesterase,
Tomato paste,
Viscosity,
Biotechnology
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