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Rehydration ability of native dried date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruits soaked in orange juice
Algerian date (Phoenix dactylifera L., dried variety Mech-Degla) fruits (DFs) are of low commercial value. To our knowledge, research on the rehydration of DFs by soaking in citrus or other fruit juices is limited. The present paper reports on the soaking process of naturally dried DFs in orange juice (OJ). The DF rehydration ability was analyzed by applying two levels factorial design with three responses (DF weight gain, OJ °Brix and DF breaking strength) and three factors (soaking temperature âX1â, soaking time âX2â and OJ volumetric fraction âX3â). The optimal experimental conditions (X1 = 5 °C, X2 = 24 h and X3 = 0.1) allowed to achieve weight gain ~ 0.5, °brix ~ 16 °Bx and breaking strength of 0.6 N (i.e. against 3.7 N for the initial DFs). In addition, the resulting syrup-infused DFs showed a good heat treatment capability in terms of texture retention. The soaking of dried DFs in citrus juice like OJ could be an alternative to valorize such products
Optimisation du processus d'immersion - rehydratation du systĂšme dattes seches - jus d'orange
75 p. ; ill. ; 30 cmLâintĂ©rĂȘt de cette recherche porte sur la valorisation de la variĂ©tĂ© de datte commune Mech-Degla. Compte tenu de sa faible teneur en eau (15%), de sa richesse en sucre (> 60% MS), il est possible de mettre au point une formulation alimentaire de type « fruit de dattes dans son sirop auto induit » par le procĂ©dĂ© de rĂ©hydratation-imprĂ©gnation par immersion dans du jus dâorange. Les facteurs affectant le comportement de lâĂ©chantillon pendant lâimmersion ont Ă©tĂ© analysĂ©s : TempĂ©rature- Temps et Nature du Milieu (niveau de dilution du jus dâorange). Au prĂ©alable, la cinĂ©tique de rĂ©hydratation du fruit dans lâeau distillĂ©e a Ă©tĂ© analysĂ©e. LâĂ©tude a Ă©tĂ© rĂ©alisĂ©e en suivant la mĂ©thodologie dĂ©crite par les plans dâexpĂ©riences. Les rĂ©ponses Ă©tant : degrĂ© Brix, degrĂ© de rĂ©hydratation et texture. La meilleure rĂ©ponse a Ă©tĂ© obtenue pour un temps dâimmersion de 24 h, une tempĂ©rature avoisinant les 8°C avec 10% de jus dâorange. Les analyses ont Ă©tĂ© rĂ©alisĂ©es sur le produit Ă©laborĂ© et les rĂ©sultats sont comme suit : DegrĂ© Brix obtenu conforme aux normes prĂ©conisĂ©es par certains auteurs (17° Brix) et une texture caractĂ©risĂ©e par une bonne fermetĂ© (Ă©tablie par un texturomĂštre comparĂ©e Ă des produit de commerce fabriquĂ©s de façon classique). Une analyse sensorielle est effectuĂ©e sur lâĂ©chantillon par un panel de dĂ©gustation. Celui-ci a attribuĂ© la note moyenne de 7/9 Ă lâĂ©chantillon Ă©tudiĂ© avec un intervalle de confiance : 6,40-7,20 au niveau 95%.Finalement, un essai de traitement thermique de stabilisation sur le fruit traitĂ© a Ă©tĂ© rĂ©alisĂ© prenant en compte la qualitĂ© hygiĂ©nique (analyse bactĂ©riologique) et organoleptique (texture
Preparation and characterization of syrup from native dried date (Phoenix dactylifera L., variety Mech-Degla) fruits
Presently, three different evaporation procedures (oven heating, rotary evaporator, and lyophilization) were investigated at laboratory scale, for obtaining date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) syrup (DS) from date juice (DJ). The DJ was prepared by immersion of pitted date fruit (DF) pieces in pure water, according to the local traditional procedure. Compared to oven heating and lyophilization, the use of the rotavapor at 70°C seems to be more rational, since three hours of treatment are needed to reach a total of soluble solids (TSS) of about 61 Bx, against 6 and 18 h in the case of the two other cases, respectively. In addition, the DS thus obtained shows a lowest content in hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). From the point of view of rheological behavior, the final DS is of pseudo-plastic (Bingham) type, comparable to white syrup taken here as reference. Considering the growing interest for natural products, the DS can advantageously replace commercial white syrups.