Effect of osmotic pre-treatment and microwave heating on lycopene degradation and isomerization in cherry tomato

Heredia, Ana, Peinado Pardo, Irene, Rosa, Estela and Andrés, Ana (2010) Effect of osmotic pre-treatment and microwave heating on lycopene degradation and isomerization in cherry tomato. Food Chemistry, 123 (1). pp. 92-98. ISSN 0308-8146

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Abstract

Cherry tomato were dehydrated by a combination of different techniques (osmotic dehydration, convective drying, and microwaves assisted air drying) in order to evaluate the effect of the process variables on the degradation and isomerization of lycopene, as well as on the optical properties. Specifically, the effect of prior osmotic treatment, air drying temperature (40, 55, and 80 °C) and level of microwave energy (0, 1, and 3 W/g) were studied. Obtained results showed that the osmotic pre-treatment limited the isomerization during the later stage of drying, whereas both the loss of total lycopene and the trans–cis isomerization, mainly to the 13-cis form, were favored by an increase in temperature and the microwave power. Furthermore, a positive correlation between the degree of isomerization experienced by the samples during drying and the hue (h*) were obtained. This correlation was reflected in the colour of the sample with predominantly more orange tones and less reddish ones.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Tomato, hot air-microwave drying, lycopene, HPLC, colour
Subjects:	B400 Nutrition D600 Food and Beverage studies
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Applied Sciences
Depositing User:	Irene Peinado-Pardo
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2012 12:51
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 18:26
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/10858

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