Mathematical modeling of microbial growth in packaged refrigerated orange juice treated with chemical preservatives

Microbial flora of refrigerated orange juice was analyzed during storage at 10 8C and the effects of the following factors were discussed: 1) the previous washing process of the orange peel, 2) the different levels of the added preservatives (citric acid, ascorbic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium ben...

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Autores: Andres, Silvina Cecilia, Giannuzzi, Leda, Zaritzky, Noemi Elisabet
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2001
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/113244
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/113244
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVES
GOMPERTZ EQUATION
MICROBIAL GROWTH
ORANGE JUICE
PACKAGING
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.11
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:Microbial flora of refrigerated orange juice was analyzed during storage at 10 8C and the effects of the following factors were discussed: 1) the previous washing process of the orange peel, 2) the different levels of the added preservatives (citric acid, ascorbic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate), 3) the gaseous permeabilities of the packaging film. Gompertz equation was applied to model molds and yeasts growth for the different treatments and packaging conditions. The washing procedure with sodium hypochlorite extend 2 - 3 d the storage life of the juice (time to reach microbial counts of 106 CFU/ml) in both packaging films. The use of organic acids and potassium sorbate or sodium benzoate (1.66 - 6.94 mM) led to storage life values > 11 d in polyethylene and . 20 d in the low gaseous permeability film, maintaining good sanitary conditions.