
	Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences
	Year: 2008 \| Volume: 11 \| Issue: 10 \| Page No.: 1365-1369 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1365.1369

Kinetics of Ascorbic Acid Degradation in Un-Pasteurized Iranian Lemon Juice During Regular Storage Conditions

Abbasi and M. Niakousari

Abstract: The aim of this research was to determine shelf life stability of un-pasteurized lemon juice filled in clear or dark green glass bottles. Presence of light, time and temperature affect the ascorbic acid retention in citrus juices. Bottles were stored at room temperature (27 ± 3 °C) and in the refrigerator (3 ± 1 °C). Total soluble solids, total titrable acidity and pH value were measured every three weeks and analysis was carried out on ascorbic acid content by means of titration method in the presence of 2,6-dichlorophenol indophenol. The study was carried out for 12 weeks after which slight changes in color, taste and apparent texture in some samples were observed and ascorbic acid content reduced by 50%. Soluble solids content, pH value and total acidity were 5.5 ° Brix, 2.73 and 5 g/100 mL, respectively which appeared not to be significantly influenced by storage time or conditions. Ascorbic acid content initially at 38.50 mg/100 mL was sharply reduced to about 22 mg/100 mL within the first three weeks of storage. The final ascorbic acid content of all samples was about 15 mg/100 mL. The deteriorative reaction of ascorbic acid in the juice at all conditions followed a first-order kinetic model with activation energy of 137 cal mol^-1.

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Abbasi and M. Niakousari, 2008. Kinetics of Ascorbic Acid Degradation in Un-Pasteurized Iranian Lemon Juice During Regular Storage Conditions. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 11: 1365-1369.

DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1365.1369

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2008.1365.1369

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