Influence of different storage temperatures on Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris CRA 7152 survival in hot-filled orange juice. / Influencia das diferentes temperaturas de estocagem na sobrevivencia de Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris CRA 7152 em suco de laranja tratado por enchimento a quente.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

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Hot-Fill thermal treatments of orange juice are not enough to eliminate Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris due to its high thermal resistance. Therefore the microbial control of this microorganism can only occur by adequate product storage conditions. In order to evaluate the effects of the thermal conditions of storage on germination of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris in hot-filled orange juice, experiments were carried out involving processing in a Microthermics UHT (Ultra High Temperature) unit and shelf life monitoring until the microorganism reached the stationary phase, by counting in YSG medium (Yeast extract, Soluble Starch, Glucose). The UHT unit was supplied with thermosensors and data loggers for thermal data acquisition of the whole processing. The flow rate applied was 1.7 L/min. Growth data were analyzed by the DMFit program, which fits both the Baranyi &Roberts and the modified Gompertz primary models. The main purpose of this research was to observe possible growth inhibitions as a function of the conditions imposed, permitting to clarify which is the best condition of storage for hot-filled orange juice amongst those tested. Such a condition should avoid or minimize germination, growth and guaiacol production. Orange juice (11º Brix, pH 3.5) was intentionally inoculated with Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris CRA 7152 spores, recognized as guaiacol producers. In order to simulate surge tank maintenance before filling, juice (filled in 500 mL PET bottles) was kept at 85°C for 150s. To verify the number of decimal reductions (g), six experiments were carried out. Industrial conditions were simulated by processing at 92°C for 10 seconds, followed by filling at 85°C, with maintenance at 85°C for 150 seconds and cooling to 35°C in about 30 minutes by spraying with water. Two Hot-Filling experiments with cooling maintained at 25°C for 48 hours were performed, to determine the number of significant points needed to describe the growth curve behavior of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris. The inoculum levels were 102 and 103 spores/mL. The evolution of the Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris population was also monitored under 5 different cooling abuse conditions, after pasteurization (92ºC/10s), maintenance at 85°C for 150 seconds, and cooling with water spray to 35°C in about 30 minutes. The treatments were: i. 30°C for the bottle cold point and storage at 35°C; ii. 30°C for 48h and storage at 35°C; iii. 25°C for the bottle cold point and storage at 35°C; iv. 25°C for 48h and storage at 35°C; v. storage at 20°C (control). Three different levels of inoculum were applied: 100, 10¹ spores/mL of orange juice and a total absence of inoculum. It was shown that, no matter what the inoculum level, the process did not inactivate the spores of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris and caused no expressive reduction in the microorganism population (g <0.5). About fifteen points were established for every condition studied to accurately describe the growth curves. Each curve was monitored for about 260 hours. Concerning the cooling treatments, it was concluded that treatment v (storage at 20°C) was more efficient than any of the others, since in this case the population remained inhibited. Whilst treatment iv (25°C for 48 hours) with 100 spores/mL, showed a longer lag time (100.4 hours), and consequently longer time to reach 104 CFU/mL, the critical count for guaiacol production (132 hours), treatment iii (25°C for the bottle cold point) for 101 spores/mL, resulted in a lower maximum population ratio (logN/N0 = 2.69). In this latter case, the bottles that were cooled to 25ºC showed a lower maximum population ratio than those cooled to 30ºC, as can be seen in treatment i with the same inoculum 101spores/mL, where the maximum population ratio was 3.26. In addition, the time taken to initiate the detection of guaiacol was determined using the Kirin kit, which is based on a visual examination. Although the estimate for guaiacol production obtained from the growth curves for treatment ii. (30ºC for 48 hours) was between 100-108 hours, the first positive result using the kit was 144 hours, explained by the fact that a visual judgment is only possible at over 25 ppm of guaiacol.

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alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris orange juice hot-filled suco de laranja predictive microbiology enchimento a quente microbiologia preditiva

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