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Browning in ethanolic solutions of ascorbic acid and catechin.
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PMID:  21668002     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Nonenzymatic browning occurs readily in alcoholic beverages and downgrades their colour quality. Ascorbic acid degradation in the presence of phenolic compounds is a major browning pathway in alcoholic beverages with fruit or fruit juice as the raw material or an ingredient. The present study prepared ethanolic solutions of ascorbic acid and catechin to simulate the alcoholic beverages. Ascorbic acid degradation and browning in these model solutions was investigated. Glycerol solutions with the same water activity (Aw) values as those of the ethanolic model solutions were used as controls in the evaluation of browning rate. Results showed that the aerobic degradation of ascorbic acid dominates over the anaerobic one in ethanolic solutions, that the browning rate decreases as the ethanol concentration increases, that the compound 3-hydroxy-2-pyrone may not be a good indicator of browning in ethanolic ascorbic acid-catechin solutions, and that Aw is a major factor responsible for the difference in the browning rate among ascorbic acid-catechin solutions with different ethanol concentrations.
Authors:
Pei-Ting Chuang; Szu-Chuan Shen; James Swi-Bea Wu
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-6-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of agricultural and food chemistry     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1520-5118     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
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Created Date:  2011-6-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374755     Medline TA:  J Agric Food Chem     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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