Physico chemical and hygroscopic behavior of sapodilla lyophilized

Abstract

The sapodilla is a fruit considered exotic, as other fruits have high rates post-harvest losses. Dehydration by freeze drying demonstrates to be a good technique to take advantage of the excess of production offering to the consumer safety and stable products. The aim of this study is to evaluate the hygroscopic behavior, physicochemical and mineral composition of sapodilla powder obtained by freeze-drying using adsorption isotherms. The following analysis were performed: pH, total soluble solids, total titratable acidity, ascorbic acid, total, reducing and non-reducing sugar and moisture. The sapodilla powder, as a concentrated product, showed high levels of reducing sugars (9.67% - 36.09%), total soluble solids (15.67 to 65.50 ° Brix) and ascorbic acid (8.45 to 9.84mg/100 g). The sapodilla powder showed to be a good source of minerals, mainly potassium and phosphorus. The adsorption isotherms were constructed adjusting experimental data to mathematical models of BET, GAB, Oswin and Henderson. The models of GAB and Oswin were more appropriate to fit the experimental data for the sapodilla powder with errors of 18.01% and 18.10% respectively, while BET model showed a higher error for this product.