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Ozone Combined with Ultrasound Processing of High-Sugar Concentrated Orange Juice: Effects on the Antimicrobial Capacity, Antioxidant Activity, and In Vitro Bioaccessibility of Carotenoids

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The objective of this work is to evaluate the effects of ozone combined with ultrasound (ozone+US), pasteurization (PT), and high-temperature short-time sterilization (HTST) on antimicrobial capacity, antioxidant activity, carotenoid distribution and in vitro bioaccessibility of carotenoids in high-sugar concentrated orange juice. The enhancement of cellular membrane permeability and the leakage of cytoplasmic contents in Penicillium citrinum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae induced by ozone+US treatment were confirmed by fluorescence and FTIR spectrum. Ozone+US treatment exhibited higher antimicrobial activity than PT, and ozone+US treatment could decrease 4.22 ± 0.08 log CFU/mL of P. citrinum and 4.49 ± 0.10 log CFU/mL of S. cerevisiae. Additionally, ozone+US treated samples showed significantly lower peroxidase and polyphenoloxidase residual activity, higher bioactive compounds, and antioxidant capacity of orange juice as compared to thermal treatment. Among these treatments, ozone+US-treated orange juice showed the highest retention rates of carotenoid content and carotenoid bioavailability of 3.76 ± 0.05 mg/L and 24.53 ± 1.37%, respectively. Interestingly, particle size reduction and uniform distribution of carotenoids in ozone+US-treated samples enhanced the bioaccessibility of carotenoids. Compared with those thermal treatments, ozone+US treatment would be an alternative to improve microbial safety and decrease the degradation of antioxidant components in high-sugar concentrated orange juice.

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This study received financial support from the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2018YFD0700303), the Jiangsu Province (China) Key Project in Agriculture (Contract No. BE2015310217), the Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory Project of Advanced Food Manufacturing Equipment and Technology (No. FMZ201803), the National First-Class Discipline Program of Food Science and Technology (No. JUFSTR20180205), and the Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (No. KYCX22_2392), all of which enabled us to carry out this study.

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Zhang, L., Zhang, M., Mujumdar, A.S. et al. Ozone Combined with Ultrasound Processing of High-Sugar Concentrated Orange Juice: Effects on the Antimicrobial Capacity, Antioxidant Activity, and In Vitro Bioaccessibility of Carotenoids. Food Bioprocess Technol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-023-03307-7

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