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Functional and physicochemical properties of non-centrifugal cane sugar obtained by three concentration technologies

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LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 168, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2022.113897

Keywords

Polyphenol profile; Acrylamide content; Antioxidant activity; Concentration technologies

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  1. Corporation Colombiana de Investigacion Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA), Colombia
  2. Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, Chemical and Food Engineering Department

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Non-centrifugal cane sugar (NCS) is affected by thermal processing, and the effects of three concentration technologies on food safety and functionality were investigated. The results showed that parameter changes were related to temperature degradation processes, with an inverse relationship with phenolic content and a direct relationship with acrylamide content.
Non-centrifugal cane sugar (NCS) is characterized by its content of carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, anti-oxidants, and minerals responsible for its functional properties. A few of these properties change during NCS production owing to thermal processing. This is particularly true when physical and chemical changes occur. This study investigated the effects of three concentration technologies (calandria (CAL), marmite (MAR), and refractance window (RW)) on food safety, functionality, and physical properties. The acrylamide content, antioxidant capacity, phenolic, sugar, and mineral content, color, moisture, glass temperature, and micro-structure were determined. The results showed that most of the parameter changes were related to the tem-perature degradation processes, showing an inverse relationship with phenolic content and a direct relationship with acrylamide content. Sugar content (sucrose inversion and reactive fructose) is related to the Maillard re-actions that occur during thermal processing. Caramel colorations were observed with high phenolic content (14.20-18.70 mg/kg) and low acrylamide contents (up to 40 mu g/kg). The best results were obtained with con-centration technology that employed lower temperatures (marmite). These results suggest that the new con-centration technologies used in this study could be an alternative to the traditional process, allowing better quality, functional, and safe food products.

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