Influência do processamento em ultrassom no licopeno e vitamina E e B

• Ano de defesa: 2014
• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Valéria Santos de
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Palavras-chave em Português: Engenharia química; Ultrassom; Vitamina E
• Link de acesso: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/10777

Recently, new technologies have been developed by the food industry to ensure process safeness, focusing on the maintenance of their nutritional properties. In this context, the ultrasonic technology has been applied as an alternative in technological processes, since several studies have shown that this technique has a few advantages over the processed product. Thus, the aim of this work was to study the effect of ultrasound on the antioxidant activity of lycopene, vitamin E and some B-vitamins (Thiamin, Niacin and Pantothenic Acid), both in the pure nutrients and in organic matrices, such as tomato (lycopene) and avocado (Vitamin E). They were subjected to the action of a probe sonicator under controlled temperatures of 23, 40 and 60 °C and powers ranging from 100 to 500W. It was observed that when we studied lycopene and vitamins in theirpure forms, some loss of these nutrients were observed for all the studied powers. However, different results were obtained when we studiedthem in organic matrices (fruits). In tomatoes, itwas noted that at lower powers (100 to 300W) there was an abrupt breakdown at some time points. Lycopene degradation through indirect effects can be assigned such as the attack of vitamin C or the loss of the protective effect of the enzymes present in the fruit, which can be inactivated by ultrasound employment. When we analyzed avocado, it was noted that there was a degradation of the vitamin E dispersed in the mediumin the first minutes, as well as after 30 minutes there is a release of this nutrient (which is still connected to the avocado structure). When the systemtemperature increased, there was aneven faster release of the studied component, making this vitamin available. However, it was found that ultrasonic technology it self does not present any influences on the degradation of vitamin studied. In the case of vitamin B complex, the process of sonication did not compromised the vitamins studied in greater values than 30 % of loss, as well as the control sample showed no loss of any of these nutrients in all the conditions studied. However, it was observed, in all the vitamins analyzed, the degradations occurred mostly due to the increase in the temperature introduced in the medium and least by ultrasonic influence.