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Abstract: Determination of food authenticity is an important issue in quality control and food safety. Recent studies predict a growing demand for natural and more authentic food and beverage products. The quality and authenticity of apple juice is also of a great economic importance since the popularity and demand for apple juice consumption has increased. The growth of the market for organically produced apples and apple juice is due to the increasing demand for healthy food requirements, protection of the environment and the promotion of biotic diversity. Organic foods have a higher nutritional and health value, but they are more expensive, because their production is more difficult and less profitable. In addition to how food is produced, consumers are increasingly placing emphasis on food products of specific region, which are known for their unique natural flavours and taste. The presented thesis is based on four separate but closely interrelated studies, in which a combination of different isotopic ratios of bioelements (2H/1H, 13C/12C, 15N/14N, 18O/16O), multi-element analysis, and major primary and secondary metabolite profiles were exploited to differentiate the geographical origin and agricultural production practice (organic vs integrated/conventional) of Slovenian apples. These parameters were used to establish the first database of authentic Slovenian apple juice, which can be used to verify the authenticity of commercially available apple juice in Slovenia. The first preliminary study was entitled “Organic Cultivation ~ Geographical Origin (OCGO)” and was performed using apples from the 2009 growing season. Its aim was to examine the use of stable isotope and multi-element data for determining the geographical origin and agricultural production practice of fresh apple juices. Fruits of six apple (Malus domestica Borkh) cultivars (Topaz, Idared, Golden Delicious, Goldrush, Gala, Gloster) were collected from four different geographical regions of Slovenia (Alpine, Dinaric, Pannonian and Mediterranean) grown under organic and integrated/conventional orchard management systems. The results revealed that stable isotope parameters in sugar, pulp and water were the most significant variables for differentiating between the regions. Good separation was achieved between the geographical regions in Slovenia based on the δ18O and δ2H values in water and Rb and S levels in the apple fruit juice. The most significant variables that distinguished between organically and integrated/conventionally cultivated apples were the 15N/14N ratio and antioxidant activity of the apple juice. Significant differences were also observed in the ascorbic acid content of the juice. Based on these results the number and types of apples and the minimum number of samples needed from the same region for determining geographical origin were determined. The second study was called “Organic ~ Conventional Apple Cultivation” (OCAC) and was performed in 2010 and 2011 in a Gala apple orchard. The aim was to determine the effect of different fertilizers allowed either in organic or conventional/integrated agricultural regimes on different parameters. Quality parameters, isotopic composition of C in sugars and in pulp together with N and elemental analysis were investigated. The following five fertilizers were applied: Biosol and Plantella organic (organic) and Ca cyanamide, KAN and UREA (mineral) at a rate of 60 and 120 kg of nitrogen per hectare. From the obtained data it was possible to differentiate between organic and integrated/conventional apple production when taking into account the following parameters: mass, skin and flesh firmness (SFF), total soluble solids (TSS), and the content of Cl as well as δ15N and δ13C in the pulp. The “Organic Cultivation ~ Geographical Origin” (OCGO) study, which took place during the 2011 and 2012 growing seasons included a greater number of samples and samples from five different geographical regions: Alpine, Dinaric,
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Keywords: apple juice, geographical origin, agricultural production practice, biomarkers, phenol compounds, elements, stable isotopes, Slovenia
Published: 07.06.2016; Views: 6785; Downloads: 875
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Abstract: Pomemben dejavnik pri kakovosti vina ter posledično tudi pri uspešni prodaji je stabilnost vina v steklenici, kajti v nasprotnem primeru pride do slabega ugleda vinarja in tudi zavračanja proizvoda na trgu. Beljakovinsko stabilnost vina lahko dosežemo na več načinov, ki pa so odvisni od same tehnologije in tudi trendov na vinskem trgu. V sklopu diplomske naloge smo preučevali vpliv uporabe štirih različnih bentonitov na kemijske in senzorične lastnosti vina sorte Rebula. Vino smo pred stekleničenjem tretirali z različnimi komercialno dostopnimi bentoniti in stekleničena vina kemijsko ter senzorično ovrednotili. Poleg določanja osnovnih kemijskih parametrov smo spektrofotometrično določili vsebnost skupnih fenolov in barve vina. S pomočjo encimskih kitov smo določili tudi vsebnost vinske, jabolčne in mlečne kisline v stekleničenih vinih. Rezultati našega poskusa kažejo, da je uporaba različnih bentonitov vplivala tako na kemijske kot tudi na senzorične lastnosti vina. V vinih tretiranih z bentonitom smo zaznali rahel trend nižjih vsebnosti alkohola ter skupnih titrabilnih in hlapnih kislin. Obenem pa smo zaznali tudi trende povečanja parametrov, kot je barva vina (absorbanca pri 420 nm) in vsebnosti skupnih fenolov primerjavi s kontrolnim – netretiranim vzorcem. Senzorična ocena tretiranih vin je nakazala trend siromašenja sadnih not pri vseh uporabljenih bentonitih, v določenih primerih pa, nasprotno, pozitivne vplive na zaznane cvetlične in rastlinske note. Rezultati so tako pokazali, da vrsta bentonita različno vpliva na senzorične lastnosti vina Rebula.
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Keywords: vino Rebula, belo vino, bentonit, kemijski parametri vina, senzorične lastnosti vina
Published: 13.02.2018; Views: 4987; Downloads: 240
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Abstract: Kemijske in senzorične lastnosti vina so poleg genetskih danosti ter geo-klimatskih okoliščin odvisne tudi od strategije tehnologije pridelave, ki jo izbere vinar. V to strategijo spada tudi izbira seva kvasovke. Vinski trg postaja vse bolj zahteven in željan nečesa novega, zato vse več vinarjev poskuša pridobiti drugačne lastnosti vin z uporabo drugačnih sevov kvasovk, oziroma z uporabo kombinacij različnih vrst kvasovk. V diplomski nalogi smo preučevali vpliv različnih kombinacij kvasovk na potek fermentacije ter na osnovne kemijske in senzorične lastnosti pridelanega jabolčnega vina. Poskus je bil izveden na laboratorijski skali. Rezultati poskusa so pokazali, da različne vrste kvasovk različno vplivajo na senzorične lastnosti vina, nekoliko manj pa na kemijske lastnosti. Rezultati nakazujejo, da različne kvasovke različno hitro porabljajo sladkorje, kar vpliva tudi na hitrost poteka fermentacije. Ob opazovanju osnovnih kemijskih lastnostih smo opazili razlike med kvasovkami oz. kombinacijami kvasovk pri parametrih kot so hlapne kisline in reducirajoči sladkorji, medtem ko v vsebnosti alkohola in pH vrednostih končnih jabolčnih vin med obravnavanimi fermentacijami nismo opazili razlik. Senzorična analiza vonja in barve jabolčnih vin je potrdila vpliv kvasovk na barvo, intenzivnost, trajnost in vrsto vonja.
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Keywords: jabolčno vino, ne-Saccharomyces kvasovke, potek fermentacije, kvasovke, senzorična analiza
Published: 26.10.2018; Views: 4655; Downloads: 194
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Abstract: In the Hardanger area in Western Norway, the production of cider has a long tradition that goes back to the 12th century, when monks introduced apple growing in this area. Nowadays, this is also the main area of fruit production in Norway. Despite the strict regulation of the alcoholic beverage production in Norway, traditional cider is still produced on some farms in this area. Therefore, our aim was to study the ecology and biodiversity of the yeasts associated with the cider production in the Hardanger area during fermentation process; especially of traditional cider, which is produced by a spontaneous fermentation of apple juice, performed by naturally occurring indigenous yeasts that originate from the fruit or the surfaces of the processing equipment. In our study, samples of fermenting juice/cider were taken during fermentation process from 12 producers, located in 12 different locations in Hardanger region. Classical cultivation methods using WL (Wallerstein Laboratories) agar medium with added chloramphenicol enable us to isolate a total of 530 yeast isolates that were stored in in-house yeast collection at the NIBIO and included also at the Wine Research Centre collection. Based on the sequencing of the D1/D2 domain of the 26S rDNA we managed to identify 357 isolates and distinguished 27 different yeast species as follows: Aureobasidium pullulans, Candida californica, C. oleophila, C, sake, Hanseniaspora meyeri, H. uvarum, H. valbyensis. Kregervanrija fluxuum, Kregervanrija sp., Metschnikowia andauensis, M. chrysoperlae, M. fructicola, M. pulcherrima, Metschnikowia sp, Pichia fermentans, P. kluyveri, P. membranifaciens, P. nakasei, Piskurozyma capsuligena, Rhodotorula nothofagi, Saccharomyces bayanus, S. cerevisiae, S. paradoxus, S. pastorianus, Saccharomyces sp., S. uvarum and Torulaspora delbrueckii. Even though we were not able to obtain samples in three different fermentation stages (beginning, middle and at the end of fermentation) from all producers, we could observe yeast succession during fermentation progress. Yeast diversity was higher at the beginning comparing to the middle of fermentation, when mostly different non-Saccharomyces yeast species prevailed, while in the middle of fermentation 11 species were detected (Candida californica, H. uvarum, H. valbyensis, Kregervanrija sp., K. fluxuum, Pichia membranifaciens, Metschnikowia pulcherrima, Saccharomyces sp, S. bayanus, S. uvarum and S. cerevisie). On the other hand, at the end of fermentation mainly Saccharomyces species with high ethanol tolerance were present (Saccharomyces sp., S. cerevisiae, bayanus, S. uvarum and P. fermentans). In samples that were collected from three producers in all three fermentation stages also quality parameters were determined (ethanol, organic acids, sugars, biogenic amines) with in-house developed methods using HPLC-UV/RID. The most important sugars in ciders were fructose and glucose, as expected. Two producers added sugar to increase the level of ethanol in the middle of fermentation, which is a common procedure in the Hardanger area. Ethanol and organic acid analysis indicated that fermentations went in the right direction, since all parameters were within normal limits. Including the acetic acid level, an indicator of low cider quality, was very low (average around 0,06 g/L). The alcohol incised from the beginning to end fermentation in all samples analysed and minimum concentration was 2,71 g/L. In ciders we detected four biogenic amines (putrescin, cadaverine, histamine and tyramine). The average amount was 32 mg/L and the most abundant was tyramine.
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Keywords: indigenous yeasts, biodiversity, spontaneous fermentation, cider-making
Published: 18.10.2022; Views: 311; Downloads: 0
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Abstract: During the picking season in the Norwegian plum production areas, the harvested plums are brought to cold storage in packing houses once or twice a day. Plums picked late in the afternoon may even not be cooled properly until the next day. The average time from picking until the plums are placed in a cold storage is approximately 8 hours. Previous reports have shown that delayed cooling of sweet cherries and apples reduced the fruits’ susceptibility to physiological or fungal decay. An experiment was performed in order to evaluate the impact of different delay-to-cold storage times (0, 5, 10, 15 and 25 hours) on quality and phenolic contents changes of Norwegian ‘Mallard’ plums during cold storage, transport, and retail in normal atmosphere (NA). The fruits (10 fruits in PE tray, n=3) were stored for 14 days at 1°C, followed by 3 days at 7°C and then for 4 days at 20°C. Fruit quality parameters (firmness, colour in CIE L, a*, b* colour space, weight, rot occurrence (%)) and total phenol and anthocyanin content were determined. Samples were analyzed just before cold storage and then after 14 days at 1°C, 3 days at 7°C, or 4 days at 20°C. Evaluation of results has shown that delay of cooling has a retarding effect on rot development during 20°C storage (post cold transport), weight loss and stimulates anthocyanin accumulation and colour changes to some extent. At the end of storage no effect on fruit firmness could be observed.
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Keywords: anthocyanins, total phenols, colour, rot, firmness, postharvest, plums, cold storage
Published: 11.11.2016; Views: 3797; Downloads: 0
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