Vol. 10 (2) : March-April 2019 issue
Green Farming Vol. 10 (2) : 160-166 ; March-April, 2019
Response surface modeling of process parameters for banana juice clarification
M.J. NAYAKA1*, E.R. PAGHADAL2, U.V. PATEL3 and P.R. DAVARA4
Department of Processing and Food Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh – 362001 (Gujarat)
Designation : 1M-Tech Scholar *(mamata30194@gmail.com), 2Teacher, 3M-Tech Scholar, 4Assistant Professor
Subject : Food Science, Preservation & Processing, Protectants & Infestation and Post-harvest Technology
Paper No. : P-7552
Total Pages : 7
Received : 16 February 2019
Revised accepted : 27 March 2019
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Citation :
M.J. NAYAKA, E.R. PAGHADAL, U.V. PATEL and P.R. DAVARA. 2019. Response surface modeling of process parameters for banana juice clarification. Green Farming Vol. 10 (2) : 160-166 ; March-April, 2019
ABSTRACT
Banana is the most popular fresh fruit all over the world. Banana with its widely appreciated flavor and aroma may be able to compete in the market, either as banana juices or as mixtures with other juices. The problems associated with banana juice processing are its high viscosity. An investigation was carried out to study the effect of enzymatic treatments on yield, TSS, recovery of soluble solids, clarity, specific gravity and viscosity of juice. The process parameters were also optimized for enzymatic clarification of cactus banana juice using response surface methodology (RSM). A two-factor five-level Central Composite Rotatable Design (CCRD) with quadratic model was employed. The enzymatic treatment showed about 10.07%, 25.33%, 36.62%, 594.64% and 2.29% increase in juice yield, TSS content, recovery of soluble solids, clarity and specific gravity, respectively, in comparison to mechanical treatment. Whereas, it showed about 42.27% decrease in viscosity of juice in comparison to mechanical treatment. The optimum treatment conditions were found to be, 0.040% enzyme concentration and 158 min incubation time. At this combination of enzyme concentration, incubation temperature and incubation time, it would be possible to produce juice with a yield of 81.35%, TSS content of 8.6 °Brix, recovery of soluble solids of 7.00 °Brix, viscosity of 1.27 cP and clarity of 64.69 %T.
Key words :
Banana juice, Enzymatic clarification, Optimization, Response surface methodology.