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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Identification and thermal degradation kinetics of chlorophyll pigments and ascorbic acid from ditax nectar (Detarium senegalense J.F. Gmel)
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Volume 59, No. 22, Year 2011
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Detarium senegalense J.F. Gmel (ditax) is a forest tree found in Senegal the fruits of which are characterized by an attractive green flesh with a high amount in ascorbic acid. It is generally consumed as a nectar in Senegal. In this study, the main pigments of ditax pulp were identified and quantified by HPLC-DAD. Pheophytin a (128 mg/kg), which represents 58% of the total pigments, followed by hydroxypheophytin a′ (33 mg/kg), chlorophyll b (24 mg/kg), and chlorophyll a (20 mg/kg) was the major pigment of ditax pulp. Lutein and β-carotene were present in lower amounts (4.6 and 3.6 mg/kg, respectively). The thermal degradation kinetics of pheophytin a, hydroxypheophytin a′, and ascorbic acid were determined at temperatures ranging from 60 to 95 °C in ditax nectar. Pheophytin a was the most heat sensitive. Thermal processing induced the formation of degradation products such as pyropheophytin a and pyropheophytin b. The kinetics parameters have been calculated according to the models of Arrhenius, Eyring, and Ball. Following the Arrhenius relation, activation energies of pheophytin a, hydroxypheophytin a′, and ascorbic acid were, respectively, 79, 74, and 46 kJ mol-1. Losses calculated during isothermal treatments were close to experimental losses in pheophytin a, hydroxypheophytin a′, and ascorbic acid. The Eyring model can then be used to predict chlorophyll pigments and vitamin C losses during pasteurization of the nectar (<10%). © 2011 American Chemical Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Diop Ndiaye, Nafissatou
Senegal, Dakar
Institut de Technologie Alimentaire
Dhuique-Mayer, Claudie
France, Montpellier
Démarche Intégrée Pour L'obtention D'aliments de Qualité
Cissé, Mady
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Dornier, Manuel
France, Montpellier
Démarche Intégrée Pour L'obtention D'aliments de Qualité
Statistics
Citations: 30
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1021/jf203582k
ISSN:
00218561
e-ISSN:
15205118
Study Locations
Senegal