Analytical characteristics and discrimination of Brazilian commercial grape juice, nectar, and beverage

The production and commercialization of Brazilian grape juice is increasing annually, mainly due to its typicality, quality, and nutritional value. The present research was carried out in view of the great significance of Brazilian grape juice for the grape and wine industry. The purpose of this stu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ciência e tecnologia de alimentos 2012-03, Vol.32 (1), p.93-97
Hauptverfasser: Rizzon, Luiz Antenor, Miele, Alberto
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Zusammenfassung:The production and commercialization of Brazilian grape juice is increasing annually, mainly due to its typicality, quality, and nutritional value. The present research was carried out in view of the great significance of Brazilian grape juice for the grape and wine industry. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to assess its composition as well as the discrimination between grape juice and other beverages. Twenty four samples of whole, sweetened, and reprocessed grape juices, grape nectar, and grape beverage were evaluated. Classical variables were analyzed by means of physicochemical methods; tartaric and malic acids, by HPLC; methanol, by gas chromatography; minerals, by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. These products were discriminated by the Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Results show that whole and sweetened grape juices were discriminated from other grape products because they featured higher values of total soluble solids, tartaric and malic acids, most minerals, phenolic compounds, and K/Na ratio, whereas grape nectar and grape beverage presented higher values of ºBrix/titratable acidity ratio. Reprocessed juice was discriminated due to its higher concentrations of Li and Na and lower hue. A produção e a comercialização de suco de uva brasileiro estão aumentando anualmente devido a sua tipicidade, qualidade e valor nutritivo. Por isso, realizou-se este trabalho em face de sua importância para a agroindústria de vinho e de suco. O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a composição e discriminação do suco de uva em relação a outras bebidas dele derivadas. Avaliaram-se 24 amostras de sucos de uva −integral, adoçado e reprocessado −, néctar de uva e bebida de uva. As variáveis clássicas foram determinadas por meio de métodos físico-químicos; os ácidos tartárico e málico, por HPLC; o metanol, por cromatografia gasosa; e os minerais, por espectrofotometria de absorção atômica. Esses produtos foram discriminados pela Análise de Componentes Principais (ACP). Os resultados mostram que os sucos de uva integral e adoçado discriminaram-se dos demais porque tiveram valores mais elevados de sólidos solúveis totais, ácidos tartárico e málico, a maior parte dos minerais, compostos fenólicos e relação K/Na, enquanto que o néctar de uva e a bebida de uva apresentaram valores mais elevados da relação ºBrix/acidez titulável. O suco de uva reprocessado descriminou-se dos demais devido à elevada concentração de Li e Na e baixo matiz.
ISSN:0101-2061
1678-457X
1678-457X
DOI:10.1590/S0101-20612012005000015