Title
Using ultrasound for improving hydration and debittering of Andean lupin grains
Date Issued
2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Blackwell Publishing Inc.
Abstract
This article presents results about the potential use of ultrasound technology on the hydration and debittering process of Andean lupin grains (Lupinus albus Sweet). The hydration process was conducted conventionally and also assisted by ultrasound technology (ultrasonic water bath, 25 kHz, 41 W/L). Further than the hydration kinetics, the alkaloid content was evaluated. As results, the hydration kinetics of this grain showed a sigmoidal behavior, which was accelerated almost 40% using ultrasound. The lag phase was reduced about 13%, and the equilibrium moisture content was increased about 14%. Finally, by using ultrasound during hydration process, the alkaloid extraction was also improved, extracting 21% more compared to the conventional process. It was concluded that ultrasound technology accelerates not only the hydration process but also the extraction of alkaloids. Practical Applications: Andean lupin is a pulse with potential importance for human and animal alimentation due to its high quantity of proteins. However, this pulse has a considerable quantity of undesirable alkaloids that are bitter and toxic. Therefore, a debittering process is required. Further, before debittering, hydration of the grains is required, which is a long and batch process. This work demonstrated that both the hydration and the debittering processes can be enhanced by ultrasound. Consequently, ultrasound technology would have a double application during hydration process of Andean lupin grains.
Volume
42
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biotecnología agrícola, Biotecnología alimentaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85068176652
Source
Journal of Food Process Engineering
ISSN of the container
01458876
Sponsor(s)
The authors are grateful to the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP, Brazil) for funding the projects n° 2014/16998-3 and 2016/18052-5; the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Brazil) for funding the project n° 401004/2014-7 and the productivity grant of P.E.D. Augusto (306557/2017-7); and Cienciactiva, from the “Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica“(CONCYTEC, Peru), for the A.C. Miano (Contract 272-2015-FONDECYT) and M.L. Rojas (Contract 087-2016-FONDECYT) Ph.D. scholarships.
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