Abstract

CORTES-RODRIGUEZ, Misael; ALEGRIA MACIAS, Rosa; CARDONA VELASQUEZ, Lina  and  ARANGO TOBON, Julio Cesar. Influence of edible coating added with calcium on andean blackberry quality. rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2019, vol.22, n.1, e1212.  Epub May 21, 2019. ISSN 0123-4226.  https://doi.org/10.31910/rudca.v22.n1.2019.1212.

The growing need of consumers for healthy food has led to the search for effective technologies in food industry that offer safe and sensorially acceptable options to the modern consumer. Edible coatings added with active components applied to vegetable structures, besides protecting the structure and conferring greater conservation, can provide nutritional value. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the influence of an edible coating based on sodium alginate and calcium on the attributes of quality of Andean blackberry of Castilla. The response surface methodology was applied with a composite central design (21 experiments), considering the independent variables: sodium alginate (2.0-3.0%), beeswax (0.5-1.0%), sucroester (0.15-0.25%), sodium alginate/glycerol (2.0-3.0). The best formulation was: sodium alginate (2.85%), beeswax (1.00%), sodium alginate/glycerol (2.0%) and sucroester (0.162%), being the quality attributes of the of the blackberry with the edible coating: moisture (83.7±1.7%), water activity (0.964±0.010), pH (2.7±0.0), acidity (2.6±0.0%), °Brix (8.1±0.2%), firmness (12.3±0.7 N); total phenols (105.3±4.5 mg GA/100 g), antioxidant activity (ABTS: 962.7±15.1 mg Trolox/100 g) and DPPH: 319.3±9.4 mg Trolox/100 g), lightness (22,5±0,7); chromaticity a* (8,47±0,88); chromaticity b* (2,12±0,37) and calcium=144,6±2,7 mg/200g. Edible coatings added with calcium applied to Andean blackberry of Castilla represent an effective alternative against mechanical damages of the fruit and to conserve its quality, which will improve shelf life.

Keywords : Rubus glaucus; fortification; optimization; conservation; food quality.

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