| Literature DB >> 24001821 |
Thuan-Chew Tan1, Lai-Hoong Cheng, Rajeev Bhat, Gulam Rusul, Azhar Mat Easa.
Abstract
Composition, physicochemical properties and enzyme inactivation kinetics of coconut water were compared between immature (IMC), mature (MC) and overly-mature coconuts (OMC). Among the samples studied, pH, turbidity and mineral contents for OMC water was the highest, whereas water volume, titratable acidity, total soluble solids and total phenolics content for OMC water were the lowest. Maturity was found to affect sugar contents. Sucrose content was found to increase with maturity, and the reverse trend was observed for fructose and glucose. Enzyme activity assessment showed that polyphenol oxidase (PPO) in all samples was more heat resistant than peroxidase (POD). Compared to IMC and MC, PPO and POD from OMC water showed the lowest thermal resistance, with D83.3°C=243.9s (z=27.9°C), and D83.3°C=129.9s (z=19.5°C), respectively.Entities:
Keywords: Coconut water; Composition; Enzymatic inactivation; Maturity; Physicochemical properties
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24001821 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.07.040
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Food Chem ISSN: 0308-8146 Impact factor: 7.514