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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Thermal Stability of l-ascorbic acid and ascorbic acid oxidase in broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)
Journal of Food Science, Volume 75, No. 4, Year 2010
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The thermal stability of vitamin C (including l-ascorbic acid [. l-AA] and dehydroascorbic acid [DHAA]) in crushed broccoli was evaluated in the temperature range of 30 to 90 °C whereas that of ascorbic acid oxidase (AAO) was evaluated in the temperature range of 20 to 95 °C. Thermal treatments (for 15 min) of crushed broccoli at 30 to 60 °C resulted in conversion of l-AA to DHAA whereas treatments at 70 to 90 °C retained vitamin C as l-AA. These observations indicated that enzymes (for example, AAO) could play a major role in the initial phase (that is, oxidation of l-AA to DHAA) of vitamin C degradation in broccoli. Consequently, a study to evaluate the temperature-time conditions that could result in AAO inactivation in broccoli was carried out. In this study, higher AAO activity was observed in broccoli florets than stalks. During thermal treatments for 10 min, AAO in broccoli florets and stalks was stable until around 50 °C. A 10-min thermal treatment at 80 °C almost completely inactivated AAO in broccoli. AAO inactivation followed 1st order kinetics in the temperature range of 55 to 65 °C. Based on this study, a thermal treatment above 70 °C is recommended for crushed vegetable products to prevent oxidation of l-AA to DHAA, the onset of vitamin C degradation.Practical Application: The results reported in this study are applicable for both domestic and industrial processing of vegetables into products such as juices, soups, and purees. In this report, we have demonstrated that processing crushed broccoli in a temperature range of 30 to 60 °C could result in the conversion of l-ascorbic acid to dehydroascorbic (DHAA), a very important reaction in regard to vitamin C degradation because DHAA could be easily converted to other compounds that do not have the biological activity of vitamin C. © 2010 Institute of Food Technologists®.
Authors & Co-Authors
Munyaka, Ann Wambui
Belgium, Leuven
Leuvens Centrum Voor Levensmiddelen en Voedingswetenschappen
Makule, Edna Edward
Tanzania, Morogoro
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Oey, Indrawati
Belgium, Leuven
Leuvens Centrum Voor Levensmiddelen en Voedingswetenschappen
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
van Loey, Ann M.L.
Belgium, Leuven
Leuvens Centrum Voor Levensmiddelen en Voedingswetenschappen
Hendrickx, Marc E.G.
Belgium, Leuven
Leuvens Centrum Voor Levensmiddelen en Voedingswetenschappen
Statistics
Citations: 111
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01573.x
ISSN:
00221147
e-ISSN:
17503841
Research Areas
Food Security