Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 384, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132497
Keywords
Vanilla curing; beta-D-Glucosidase; beta-D-Glucovanillin hydrolysis; High hydrostatic pressure; Vanillin
Funding
- CONACyT [A1-S45034]
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This study used high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) to improve the curing process of vanilla beans by increasing the formation of phenolic compounds and beta-D-glucosidase activity, resulting in higher vanillin content. Different pressure levels had different effects on vanillin content and beta-D-glucosidase activity during different stages of the curing process.
Current methods for vanilla bean curing are long and reduce the enzymatic activity necessary for flavor development. High hydrostatic pressure (HHP) at 50-600 MPa was used to improve phenolic compounds formation and beta-D-glucosidase activity in vanilla beans compared with scalded beans. Phenolics were analyzed by HPLC and beta-D-glucosidase activity by spectrophotometry. Vanillin was the main phenolic and it was formed by beta-D-glucovanillin hydrolysis and vanillyl alcohol oxidation. HHP improved vanillin content and influenced beta-D- glucosidase activity. At the beginning of the curing the highest increments of vanillin were produced at 400 MPa (up to 15%), while at the end, this was observed at 50 (138%) and 600 MPa (74%). Maximum increment of up to 400% in beta-D-glucosidase activity was observed from 100 to 300 MPa, which was attributed to tissue decompartmentalization, and conformational changes induced by pressure. HHP could be used during vanilla curing to improve vanillin content and beta-D-glucosidase activity.
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