title: Quality Attributes of Cupuaçu Juice in Response to Treatment with Crude Enzyme Extract Produced by Aspergillus japonicus 586.
abstract: Cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum Schum) is an Amazonian Basin native fruit whose fruit pulp is consumed as a juice which presents high density, viscosity, and turbidity. Pectic enzymes, usually yielded by microorganisms, are used to reduce the juice viscosity and turbidity. The present study aims to evaluate the use of pectic enzymes when processing cupuaçu juice. The cupuaçu juice was obtained by using Aspergillus japonicus 586 crude enzyme extract and incubation at 50°C with agitation (140 rpm) for one hour. Enzyme activities were determined, and the juices were evaluated as to their yield, turbidity, viscosity, and chemical composition. The juice produced by using crude enzyme extract presented higher soluble solids, reducing sugars, and lower viscosity and turbidity.
authors: Laboratório de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, 69077-000 Manaus, AM, Brazil.
authors: Maria Francisca Simas
authors: MF
authors: Teixeira
authors: Jerusa Souza
authors: JS
authors: Andrade
authors: Ormezinda Celeste Cristo
authors: OC
authors: Fernandes
authors: Nelson
authors: N
authors: Durán
authors: José Luiz
authors: JL
authors: de Lima Filho