JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2019, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (5): 89-95.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.201811013

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Thermal stability and degradation kinetic model of proanthocyanidins in blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) juice beverage

XIA Xiaoyu1(), WANG Fengjuan1, FU Qun1, ZHANG Na2, GUO Qingqi1,3,*()   

  1. 1. School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
    2. College of Food Engineering,Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150076, China
    3. Key Laboratory of Forest Food Resources Utilization of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin 150040, China
  • Received:2018-11-06 Revised:2019-06-30 Online:2019-10-08 Published:2019-10-08
  • Contact: GUO Qingqi E-mail:1456010013@qq.com;qingqiguo@vip.163.com

Abstract:

【Objective】 We studied the thermal stability and degradation kinetics of proanthocyanidins in blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) juice to provide a reference for optimizing storage conditions and predicting the shelf life of blueberry juice. 【Method】 Changes in proanthocyanidins content in blueberry juice with different pH values were observed at different temperatures under aerobic or nitrogen-filled conditions and the reaction order was judged. Then, the degradation model of proanthocyanidins in blueberry juice was established using the kinetic equation. 【Result】 Under aerobic conditions, the activation energies of degradation reaction of proanthocyanidins in blueberry juice at pH 5.8, 4.6 and 2.2 were 25.34, 18.77 and 16.80 kJ/mol, respectively, and the half-life ranged from 1.91 to 4.58 days. Under nitrogen-filled conditions, the activation energies of degradation reaction of proanthocyanidins in blueberry juice at pH 5.8, 4.6 and 2.2 were 56.70, 26.35 and 19.36 kJ/mol, respectively, and the half-life ranged from 1.90 to 15.79 days. 【Conclusion】 With increase in temperature and decrease in pH value under aerobic or nitrogen-filled conditions, the stability of proanthocyanidins in blueberry juice decreased, while the activation energy and half-life of proanthocyanidins degradation reaction significantly decreased. Nitrogen-filled treatment can improve the stability of proanthocyanidins, and the degradation reactions were consistent with the first-order reaction kinetics model. Through verification experiments, it was found that the kinetic model of proanthocyanidins degradation in blueberry juice was well-fitted with the measured values (R2≥60.25%).

Key words: blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) juice, beverage, proanthocyanidin, thermal stability, degradation kinetics

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