FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (10): 326-330.

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Optimizing Pectinase Usage in Pretreatment of Kiwifruit Juice for Clarification by Response Surface Methodology

 WANG  Zhi-Jun, HAN  Yong-Bin, GU  Zhen-Xin, ZHANG  Li-Hua   

  1. 1.College of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, China; 2.Key Laboratory of Food Processing and Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
  • Online:2006-10-15 Published:2011-11-16

Abstract:  Kiwifruit pulp, treated with pectinase at different duration(40~141min), temperatures(37~54℃) and variousconcentration level of enzyme(0.005%~0.015%), the juice yield, clarity and alcohol insoluble solid were analyzed. And then, the optimum process parameters were determined employing a second-order central composite rotatable design in combination with response surface methodology. The optimum combination was 0.013% pectinase at 45℃ for 113min, the juice yield was 83.30%, the clarity 81.47% and alcohol insoluble solid 0.98g/100ml. Demonstration tests indicated that the R values of juice yield, clarity and alcohol insoluble solid equations were 0.958, 0.904 and 0.922 respectively.

Key words:  , kiwifruit juice; pectinase; yield; clarity; alcohol insoluble solid(AIS);