Abstract Partial-hydrothermal hydrolysis using pressurized hot water was applied in waste turmeric, derived from extraction processes that employed supercritical and pressurized fluids, as a sustainable alternative for the recovery of bioactive constituents from this material. The reaction products consisted of a liquid extract of fermentable sugars and a solid fraction, which is a mixed biopolymer with relevant composition in terms of starch and antioxidant constituents. The effects of reaction conditions on resulting products were investigated. Economic evaluation was also performed showing that application of partial-hydrothermal hydrolysis from a residual feedstock is feasible in terms of low spend of energy and materials.

Abstract Açai is considered a functional food, and in addition to being a source of energy and fiber, it is a valuable source of bioactive compounds such as anthocyanins, minerals and fatty acids. In the present work, antioxidant-rich extracts from açai pulp were obtained using pressurized liquid extraction (PLE). The effects of the independent variables, including solvent type (pure ethanol and ethanol/water (50:50 v/v)), citric acid (0 and 0.3%, w/w), pressure (20 and 80 bar) and temperature (30 and 60 °C) were evaluated using a full factorial design. The extraction was affected primarily by the solvent type and the citric acid percentage. The results indicate that the maximum overall yield (X0) was 64± 9 (%, d.b.) when the process was performed using ethanol (99.5%) and citric acid (0.3% w/w). The maximum total anthocyanin content and anthocyanin recovered from the raw material were 7 ± 1 (mg anthocyanin/g extract, d.b.) and 11 ± 2 (%, d.b.), respectively.

El comportamiento reológico y textural del queso Edam fue obtenido mediante pruebas de relajación, creep y análisis de perfil de textura (TPA). Los resultados mostraron que el queso es un material de naturaleza viscoelástica, donde los modelos generalizados de Kelvin y Maxwell resultaron ideales para predecir el comportamiento reológico del producto. Los parámetros texturales tales como la dureza, cohesividad, adhesividad y masticabilidad son dependientes del tiempo de maduración pero no la resortabilidad del producto.

Using the relaxation, creep and texture profile analysis test the rheological and textural behavior of Edam Cheese was obtained. The results showed that the cheese is a viscoelastic material, where the Kelvin and Maxwell models turned out ideal to predict the mechanical behavior of the product. Also the textural parameters such as hardness, cohesiveness, adhesiveness and chewiness were obtained indicating to depend upon the maturation period but not its springiness.

Para el queso Edam una caracterización físico-química y textural fue realizada. Los resultados indicaron que los parámetros texturales tales como la dureza, cohesividad, adhesividad y masticabilidad son dependientes del tiempo de maduración pero no la resortabilidad del producto. Las propiedades fisicoquímicas contenido de grasa, proteína y humedad también son dependientes del tiempo, siendo estos cambios los responsables de las modificaciones de las propiedades texturales.

A physical-chemical and textural characterization of Edam cheese was conducted. The results indicated that the textural parameters such as the hardness, cohesiveness, adhesiveness and chewiness were dependent upon of the maturation period but not the springiness of the product. The physical-chemistry properties such as fat content, protein and moisture content also depended upon the maturation processing, with these changes being responsible for the modifications of the textural properties.