Optimization of debittering and deacidification parameters for Pomelo juice and assessment of juice quality

• Published in: Journal of food science and technology Vol. 57; no. 12; pp. 4726 - 4732
• Main Authors: Gupta, Arun Kumar, Koch, Parismita, Mishra, Poonam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Springer India 01.12.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acidity; amberlite; Amberlite (trademark); Ascorbic acid; Bitterness; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chemistry/Food Science; Citric acid; Citrus fruits; Deacidification; debittering; Food Science; Fruit juices; Fruits; Independent variables; juice quality; Juices; naringin; Nutrition; Optimization; Physicochemical properties; Process variables; pummelos; Quality assessment; Resins; Response surface methodology; Short Communication; Stirring; titratable acidity; Vitamin C; Pomelo; Ion-exchange; Naringin content; Deacidification; Response surface methodology
• DOI: 10.1007/s13197-020-04687-w
• ISSN: 0022-1155

Bitterness and tartness are one of the crucial reasons for the poor commerciality of Pomelo fruits. The present study intends to optimize the process variables such as resin concentration (Amberlite IRA-400) (3–10 g), time exposure (10–60 s), and stirring speed (300–1000 rpm) for removal of naringin content and tartness using response surface methodology. All the independent variables have shown a significant effect on naringin content, titrable acidity, and vitamin C content of pomelo juice. The optimized process variables for debittering and deacidification were 3.27 g resin concentration, 60 s time and 1000 rpm stirring speed, and the naringin content and titrable acidity at these optimized conditions were 0.22 mg ml −1 and 0.64% citric acid equivalent respectively. The treated juice under optimum conditions was analyzed for physicochemical properties where pH, clarity, and L* value of juice increased. In contrast, total soluble solids, vitamin C content, and a* value decreased slightly. The finding of present investigation will be helpful to improve the commercial acceptability of the sour variety of citrus fruit juice.