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Assessment of quality parameters and microbial
characteristics of Cape gooseberry pulp (Physalis
peruviana L.) subjected to high hydrostatic
pressure treatment
a,b a a,c,∗
Antonio Vega-Gálvez , Romina Díaz , Jéssica López ,
c d a
María José Galotto , Juan Esteban Reyes , Mario Perez-Won ,
g e,f
Luis Puente-Díaz , Karina Di Scala
a ◦
Department of Food Engineering, Universidad de La Serena, Av. Raúl Bitran N 1305, Box 599, La Serena, Chile
b
Center for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones, CEAZA, Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile
c
Department of Science and Food Technology, Faculty of Technology, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH),
Santiago, Chile
d
Food Engineering Department, Universidad del Bio-Bio, Chillán, Chile
e
Food Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Nacional del Mar del Plata,
Juan B. Justo 4302, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina
f
CONICET (National Council of Scientific and Technical Research), Argentina
g
Departamento de Ciencia de los Alimentos y Tecnología Química, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
a
r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t
Article history: The aim of this investigation was to determine the effect of high hydrostatic pressure
Received 25 June 2015 (HHP) on dietary fiber, total phenolic (TPC), vitamin B and E contents, antioxidant capacity
Received in revised form 16 (AC) and microbiological characteristics of gooseberry pulp immediately after processing
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September 2015 (300–400–500 MPa/1–3–5 min) and after 30 days of storage at 4 C. Initially, treatment at
Accepted 23 September 2015 300 MPa/1 min reduced the microbial counts to non-detectable levels (<1.0 log CFU/g). An
Available online 1 October 2015 increased of soluble dietary fiber was observed for all the treatments compared to control
samples. Moreover, a notable increase in B3 and B6 contents were observed respect to control
Keywords: samples. After refrigerated storage, the insoluble dietary fiber (IDF) to soluble dietary fiber
High hydrostatic pressure (SDF) ratios were similar to those presented at Day 0. Although the values of TPC were lower
Tocopherols than at Day 0, an increasing tendency due to treatments was observed. Regarding antioxi-
Microbiological analysis dant capacity, maximum values were observed at 500 MPa/5 min. Retentions higher than 84%
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Antioxidant capacity for ( + )-tocopherols and -tocopherols were reported. Therefore, HHP technology seems
Cape gooseberry pulp to be a good option for microbiological stabilization of gooseberry pulp, while it may also
Dietary fiber preserve the most quality this pulp including nutritional, antioxidant and physicochemical
aspects.
© 2015 The Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
1. Introduction alternative (economically and technologically) to thermal pro-
cesses. This technology has been identified as a method
The application of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) in food for inactivating microorganisms (Patterson, 2005). Thus, this
preservation has received particular attention as a viable technology could provide consumers with the complete food
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Corresponding author at: Department of Food Engineering, Universidad de La Serena, Av. Raúl Bitran N 1305, Box 599, La Serena, Chile.
E-mail address: [email protected] (J. López) .
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2015.09.008
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chemical and microbial safety, to minimize or eliminate the 2.2. Microbiological analysis
need for chemical additives to preserve the sensory and nutri-
tional quality of fresh ingredients (Mújica-Paz et al., 2011). The samples were analyzed for mesophilic aerobic microor-
One of the principal advantages of the HHP process is the ganisms (MAM) and molds and yeasts (MY) counts. Twenty-
improvement of both food shelf-life and safety. The loss of via- five mL or grams of each sample were obtained aseptically
bility of microorganisms through HHP is probably the result and homogenized with a 225 mL peptone saline solution
of a combination of injuries in the cell (Rendueles et al., 0.1% (Difco, Detroit, USA) in a filter stomacher bag using
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2011). a Stomacher (Biocheck, S.A., Barcelona, Spain) at 240 rpm
The Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) belongs to the for 60 s. Further decimal dilutions were made with the
Solanaceae family and it is an annual plant of short-lived same diluent, and duplicates of at least three appropri-
perennials that can grow to one meter (Ramadan, 2011). ate dilutions were plated on appropriate media. In order
It is a good source of vitamins A and C, and some of to enumerate the mesophilic aerobic microorganisms, 1 mL
the vitamin B-complex as well as minerals like phospho- of each dilution was pour-plated in Plate Count Agar (PCA,
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rus, iron, potassium and zinc (Salazar et al., 2008; Restrepo, Difco, Detroit, USA). After incubation at 30 C for 72 h, plates
2008). The main benefits associated with gooseberries are with 30–300 colonies were counted. To count the molds
their nutritional composition and bioactive components and yeasts, 1 mL of the initial (10–1) dilution was spread
(Hassanien, 2011). It has considerable functional properties on three plates (0.3, 0.3 and 0.4 mL) of Dicloran Rose Ben-
due to its antioxidant content and high levels of vita- gal Chloramphenicol (DRBC, Difco, Detroit, USA) agar, and
min E (Ramadan and Mörsel, 2003). Moreover, the health 0.1 mL of each subsequent was spread on one DRBC plate.
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properties of gooseberry phenolic compounds have been Plates were then incubated at 25 C for 3–5 days, and plates
extensively studied from the epidemiological point of view with 30–300 colonies were counted. Results were trans-
and their functionality depends on their content, intake, and formed into logarithms of the number of colony forming units
bioavailability (Marin et al., 2002). Bioavailability of these (log CFU/mL). The detection limit was 10 CFU/mL according to
compounds can also be affected by microstructure and bind- WHO (1999).
ing of phenolic compounds within the food matrix which
are directly related to fruit processing (Balasundram et al., 2.3. Microbial growth curve modeling
2006).
Therefore, the aim of this investigation was to determine The experimental data obtained were fitted to the reparame-
the effect of high hydrostatic pressure on microbiological terized version of the modified Gompertz equation according
aspects, dietary fiber, tocopherols, total phenolic content, to the work of Briones et al. (2010).
antioxidant capacity and vitamins B of the gooseberry pulp
immediately after processing and after 30 days of storage at N log( (t))
4 ◦C.