Kinetic Parameters for the Thermal Inactivation of Peroxidase and Lipoxygenase in Precooked Frozen Brassica Species

• Autores: John Pérez‐Calderón, Alicia Califano, María Victoria Santos, Noemí Zaritzky
• Localización: Journal of food science, ISSN 0022-1147, Vol. 82, Nº 6, 2017, págs. 1378-1386
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Thermal inactivation of peroxidase (POD) and lipoxygenase (LOX), both enzymes present in broccoli and Brussels sprouts, is required before freezing, to obtain high‐quality precooked frozen vegetables. Rate constants of a 1st‐order biphasic model for the heat‐labile and heat‐resistant POD and LOX isoenzymes were determined at different temperatures (75, 80, and 90 °C) and the corresponding activation energies were estimated using nonlinear regressions. In the case of Brussels sprouts, the activation energies for the resistant and labile fractions were 56.3 and 62.5 kJ/mol for POD and 63.7 and 65.8 kJ/mol for LOX, respectively. For Brussels sprouts, different precooking times were tested to analyze the effect of residual enzyme activity on quality parameters and sensory attributes, after a frozen storage of 4 mo at −20 °C. A significant reactivation of enzyme activity after frozen storage was observed (especially in the case of POD) for short precooking times (<6 min) leading to low‐quality parameters at the interior zone of the vegetable. A precooking time of 6 min at 90 °C allowed an adequate inactivation of LOX and POD obtaining a high‐quality final frozen vegetable. A sensory analysis confirmed the global acceptability of the product. The obtained results are relevant to define the precooking stage conditions in the production of frozen cruciferous vegetables. Broccoli and Brussels sprouts contain compounds beneficial to health. A current trend in the global “ready to eat” food market is to consume frozen precooked vegetables due to their nutritional characteristics. The industrial processing requires a precooking stage to inactivate enzymes responsible for the deterioration during frozen storage and to optimize quality attributes. Peroxidase and lipoxygenase are enzymes found in these vegetables whose presence is associated with quality‐sensory deterioration. Color and sensory attributes were assessed to optimize the process. In this study, results show the necessary processing times during the precooking stage in order to obtain a high‐quality frozen product.