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- Title
Debittering of Grape Juice by Electrospun Nylon Nanofibrous Membranes: Impact of Filtration on Physicochemical, Functional, and Sensory Properties.
- Authors
Cosio, Maria Stella; Pellicanò, Alessandro; Gardana, Claudio; Fuenmayor, Carlos Alberto
- Abstract
The effect of electrospun nylon-6 nanofibrous membranes (NFMs) on the concentration of bitter compounds and antioxidants of grapefruit juices during dead-end filtration processes was studied. Filtration experiments with aqueous standard solutions of different molecules showed that NFMs retain low molecular weight antioxidants (i.e., ascorbic and caffeic acids) only at early filtration stages, whereas they remove bitter glycosylated phenolics (i.e., naringin and narirutin) at a more stable ratio, variable according to the membrane thickness. Experiments with fresh grapefruit juice of two varieties (pink and yellow) showed that NFM-filtration reduces (17 to 30%) flavanones associated with the immediate bitterness and allows for the complete removal (>99.9%) of limonin, responsible for the persistent bitterness of many citrus juices. In contrast, the same process causes a lower loss of ascorbic acid (5%) and does not affect acidity, nor sugar concentration. The results confirmed that NFMs feature permselectivity towards bitterness-related compounds. This work highlights the NFM potential as filter devices for the selective reduction of the bitter terpenoid (limonin) and glycosylated flavonoids (naringin and narirutin) from grape juice citrus juices in the production of industrially-relevant beverages.
- Subjects
GRAPE juice; MEMBRANE separation; GRAPEFRUIT juice; VITAMIN C; NARINGIN; MOLECULAR weights; CAFFEIC acid; HESPERIDIN
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2023, Vol 15, Issue 1, p192
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym15010192