Rapid Screening of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris Spoilage of Fruit Juices by Electronic Nose: A Confirmation Study

Early screening of Alicyclobacillus spp. in fruit juices is a major applicative goal for the food industry, since juice contamination can lead to considerable loss of quality, and subsequently, to economic damages for juice producers. This paper presents an accurate study to assess and confirm the EOS507 electronic nose’s (EN) ability of diagnosing Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spoilage in artificially contaminated fruit juices. The authors experimental results have shown that the EOS507 can early identify, just after 24 hours from inoculation, contaminated orange and pear juices with an excellent classification rate close to 90% and with a detection threshold as low as 103 cfu/ml. In apple juice the detection threshold was about 105 cfu/ml, thus requiring longer incubation times (72 hours). PLS regression of EOS507 data can be also used to predict with fair accuracy the colony-forming units concentration of the bacteria. These results were supported by the GC/MS/MS measurements of specific chemical markers, such as guaiacol

Contenido de minerales de interés nutricional en harinas no tradicionales destinadas a la elaboración de alimentos libres de gluten

El diseño de alimentos libres de gluten (ALG) se enfoca frecuentemente en la obtención de buenas características tecnológicas y organolépticas para favorecer su aceptación. Un aspecto relevante y poco estudiado es el contenido de micronutrientes minerales. En la obtención de productos libres de gluten, la aplicación de procesos de extrusión es de interés por sus ventajas en la obtención de harinas no tradicionales