Mathematical modeling of the viscosity of tomato, broccoli and carrot purees under dynamic conditions

Abstract

Different viscosity models were developed to describe the viscosity of unprocessed fruit and vegetable purees under dynamic conditions. Temperature hysteresis cycles were carried out for three purees with different structural characteristics (tomato, carrot, and broccoli), with heating and cooling phases from 10 to 80 degrees C with isothermal (holding) phases at 10, 30, 60 or 80 degrees C. The apparent viscosity was measured continuously with a rotational rheometer and the data was analyzed with time-independent and time-dependent models (quantifying rheopexy, thixotropy, or both). The results revealed clear thixotropic behavior in tomato puree, attributed to shearing effects, and rheopectic in broccoli puree, attributed to gel formation at the higher temperatures. Although carrot puree data from the isothermal periods could be quantified satisfactorily with no time dependency, analysis of the nonisothermal periods proved that rheopectic effects also needed to be included. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Rheopexy; Shearing; Thixotropy; Gelling; Isothermal; Non-isothermal

Published in

Journal of Food Engineering
2014, volume: 124, pages: 35-42
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD

SLU Authors

• Langton, Maud

  • Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Food Science
Other Chemical Engineering

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2013.09.031

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