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The watermelon juice was processed by thermal and large-scale alternative pasteurization technologies, pulsed electric fields (PEF) and high pressure processing (HPP). The watermelon juice was compared and evaluated immediately after the treatment as well as a function of shelf-life. As a basis for the comparison, microbial inactivation was chosen. The watermelon juice quality evaluation was performed by a multivariate quality comparison (headspace fingerprinting), studying volatile fractions of the juice. Control and pasteurized juice was evaluated in terms of sensory at the beginning and the end of the shelf-life. Most of the selected markers in control juice were lower in concentration compared to processed classes. Majority of the compounds detected in higher concentration after processing were C6–C9 carbonyls. Their formation is linked to oxidation of fatty acids. Few degradation products of lycopene have been observed in PEF and HPP class. Compounds selected in higher concentration in thermal class were products linked to the Maillard reaction and Strecker degradation products. All compounds detected in lower concentration in thermal class at day-12 compared to PEF and HPP were linked to lycopene degradation. According to the sensory evaluation, a clear differentiation of control from processed samples as well as among processed samples only after the treatment and at the end of the shelf-life was possible.
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This research was financially supported by the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Union under the Marie Curie Initial Training Network ‘HST FoodTrain’ (Grant Agreement 264470), the KU Leuven Research Fund and the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO).
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K. Aganovic designed the study, interpreted the results and drafted the manuscript. T. Grauwet supported in design of the study, interpretation of the results and preparation of manuscript. C. Siemer supported the practical work. S. Toepfl, V. Heinz and M. Hendrickx gave valuable input and supported the interpretation of the results. A. V. Loey guided the study design and supported the manuscript draft.
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Aganovic, K., Grauwet, T., Siemer, C. et al. Headspace fingerprinting and sensory evaluation to discriminate between traditional and alternative pasteurization of watermelon juice. Eur Food Res Technol 242, 787–803 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-015-2586-8
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