journal article·2025-03-31Open access

The Impact of Pulsed Electric Field Treatment of Beetroots on the Physicochemical Properties of Juice, Dried Juice, and Dried Pomace

Aleksandra Jedlińska, Alicja Barańska-Dołomisiewicz, Katarzyna Samborska, Katarzyna Rybak, Artur Wiktor, Dorota Witrowa-Rajchert, Małgorzata Nowacka

Applied Sciences· Volume 15· Issue 7

Abstract

The aim of this work was to determine the impact of pulsed electric field treatment of beetroots on select physicochemical properties of the obtained juice, spray-dried juice, and freeze-dried pomace. Pulsed electric field pretreatment of beetroots was conducted with a different number of pulses (3 or 44 pulses) at a constant electric field strength of E = 1.07 kV/cm, which resulted in the total energy levels of 0.5 and 4 kJ/kg. The juice was dehumidified and air spray-dried with NUTRIOSE® as a drying carrier at 90/60 °C, while pomace was freeze-dried at 0.63 Pa and a shelf temperature of 20 °C. Pulsed electric field (PEF) treatment caused an increase in pigment content in beetroots and the juice. In the case of powders, the following effects were noted: a decrease in drying efficiency, changed powder color, decreased powder particle diameter. Dried juice and pomace treated with a higher pulsed electric field (PEF) treatment were characterized by the highest hygroscopicity.
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OpenAlex topics: Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities · Microbial Inactivation Methods · Microencapsulation and Drying Processes

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Department of Food Engineering and Process Management, Institute of Food Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS-SGGW), 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

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