Food Chem
College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China. Electronic address:
Published: May 2021
Fresh green peas require blanching to terminate enzymatic reaction induced quality deterioration before frozen storage. Radio frequency (RF) heating is a novel way of dry blanching for fruits and vegetables with high processing efficiency. In this study, blanching effects of RF heating on relative activities of lipoxygenase (LOX) and peroxidase (POD), physiochemical properties as well as cellular morphology changes of green peas were investigated. Results showed relative activities of pea LOX and POD reduced to 0.90 ± 0.78% and 1.10 ± 0.71%, respectively at 85 °C by RF heating with an electrode gap 105 mm. Weight loss, color, texture and electrolyte leakage of peas changed significantly with increasing temperature (60-85 °C). Ascorbic acid, chlorophyll and mineral contents had different loss after RF processing and long term heating at 115 mm exacerbated the loss of nutrients. Microstructure features showed the deconstruction of pea cell well and starch granule gelatinization.
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