Influência do pré-tratamento ultrassom e desidratação osmótica na secagem, cor, textura e enzimas do mamão formosa

Abstract

The dried fruit or dried fruit, as they are also known, are used in different situations and seasons. In fact, these foods so tasty, are also very rich nutritionally. Papayas the beautiful variety is particularly appreciated for the quality of its pulp and indicated for those with sensitive stomach, because it is a great source of help fibers in bowel function. So the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of ultrasound-assisted osmotic dehydration on the quality of Formosa papaya. The first two stages of the study consisted of evaluating color parameters after the sonication and osmotic dehydration using glucose, fructose and sucrose as osmotic agents at different temperatures (60°C, 70°C and 80°C). The results showed that ultrasonic waves coupled with osmotic agents like sucrose, fructose and glucose have favored removal of water and gain of solids when the osmotic concentration and time of ultrasound are high. The following steps aimed to analyze the texture and activity of enzymes of the processed fruit. The results obtained in these steps showed that ultrasound caused a reduction of hardness and compressibility of papaya making it softer and easier to chew and promoted the inactivation of papaya enzymes.