RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF MANGO
INCORPORATION OF ITS BY-PRODUCT
JELLY
WITH
J. C. SPADA, P. D. GURAK, C. D. MACHADO e L. D. F. MARCZAK
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Engenharia Química
E-mail para contato: jcorralospada@yahoo.com.br
ABSTRACT – Industrialization of mango, including the peel, can be an alternative to
reduce losses of non-standard fruits fresh of market and to lessen the generation of
solid organic waste. Rheological behavior of mango jelly prepared with pulp, sugar
and different concentrations of mango peel powder was investigated in this work.
Steady state tests were run at 25, 40 and 60 °C and dynamic state tests were run at 25
°C. At 25 °C, all steady rheological data were well fitted to Herschel-Bulkey model.
However, at 40 and 60 °C, the samples with higher peel powder content were not
fitted to any classical model. It was proposed an equation that relates the effect of
concentration and temperature on apparent viscosity of the samples. Temperature
dependence on the apparent viscosity followed Arrhenius relationship and the mango
peel powder concentration followed an exponential model. Moreover, based on the
results, all formulations were classified as weak gels.
1. INTRODUCTION
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is a native fruit from South Asia that belongs to
Anacardiaceae family and is among the tropical fruits of great worldwide demand. As most
tropical fruits, mango is produced in large amounts over a short period of time and it deteriorates
quickly due to its high perishability. Even with the employment of new technologies, one of the
greatest problem the fruit industry must face refers to the significant amount of organic waste that
is generated. Mango peel is a major by-product of mango processing industry and it constitutes
about 15–20% of total weight of mango fruit. It is estimated that in mango processing for
obtaining juices and pulps, 40% of agro industrial waste (peel and seed) are generated. Peel has
been found to be a good source of polyphenols, carotenoids, dietary fiber, vitamin E and vitamin
C, exhibiting antioxidant properties (Ajila et al., 2007a; Ajila et al., 2007b; Ajila and Rao, 2013)
and peptides endowed with biological activities (Fasoli and Righetti, 2013).
The mango can be used to prepare slices and pieces in syrup, nectar, juices, candied sweets,
cereals, wine, vinegar and even lesser-known products, such as "amchur" or "amchoor" and
"chutney" (Manica et al., 2001). However, most of the production of mango derivatives
corresponds to jams and jellies.
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The content and type of the ingredients used in the preparation of jellies usually lead to a
gel structure changes that are often measured by rheology. Rheological behavior of jam and jelly
have been widely studied (Álvarez et al., 2006; Basu and Shivhare, 2010; Basu et al., 2013; Basu
et al., 2011; Carbonell et al., 1991a, b). The authors have established that the rheological
properties of food systems as jellies and jams are mainly affected by the amount and type of
sugar added, proportion and kind of gelling agent, fruit pulp content, and temperature during the
process. Further, to the best of our knowledge, no scientific information is available in the
literature concerning the variation of rheological properties of mango jelly with peel powder in its
composition. So, the aims of this work are: i) to produce jellies with different contents of mango
peel powder; ii) to verify the influence of the powder on the flow and viscoelastic properties of
the jellies; iii) to evaluate the effect of the temperature on the flow properties of the jellies, and
iv) to determine the energy of activation of the samples.
2. MATERIAL AND METHODS
2.1 Obtaining the Mango Peel Powder
Mangoes (Keitt cultivate) were purchased at a local market (Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil).
Mangoes were chosen at harvest maturity and the fruits that were green, spoiled, and rotten or
attacked by insects and larvae were excluded. After, the selected fruits were sanitized in bath (10
ppm sodium hypochlorite water for 20 min). The fruits are, then, peeled and the pulp was
removed using a sharp knife. The raw material was divided into two distinct parts: pulp and peel.
The pulp was ground in a domestic blender and stored in polyethylene bags under freezing. The
peel was dried at 50 °C for 72 h with circulating air (Solab, SL 102/110, Brazil). Next, the peels
were crushed in an industrial blender and sieved (Mesh Tyler 100).
2.2 Preparation of Mango Jellies
The jellies were prepared according to the following steps: 200 g of pulp, with or without
mango peel powder, and 100 g of commercial sucrose were transferred to a beaker of 1 L. The
mango peel flour was added to jellies in different concentrations (0%, 3%, 5%, and 10 % relative
to the initial amount of pulp, w/w). The mix was heated on a hot plate at 100 °C under magnetic
stirring. The remaining sugar (100 g) was added when the mixture started boiling. Heating was
stopped when the total soluble solids content of the jellies reached 65–66°Brix (measure using a
refractometer - Carl Zeiss, 32-Gmodel, Vienna, Austria); at this stage, the pH of the jelly was
adjusted using a pHmeter (Tecnal, TEC-3MP model, Piracicaba, Brazil) at 3.4 by adding
commercial citric acid monohydrate (Baker et al., 2005). After, 50 g of the mixture was poured
into sterilized glass containers and allowed to cool under ambient condition. During the cooking
process, which was approximately 1 h and 15 min long, the jelly has reached an average
temperature of 90 °C. At the end, the products were stocked at 7±1°C for 24 h prior to the
analysis.
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In the analysis of the results, the samples will be named in accordance with the percentage
of the mango peel powder as J (0 %), J3 (3 %), J5 (5 %) and J10 (10%).
2.2 Rheological Measurements
Rheological measurements (steady and dynamic tests) were carried out in a rotational
rheometer (Ares, TA Instruments, New Castle, USA), using plate-plate geometry (50 mm of
diameter) with gap of 1.5 mm.
Steady state measurements: flow curves were obtained plotting the shear stress values
against the shear rate values, which were increased from 0.5 to 200 s-1. Data from the curve were
fitted to the Herschel-Bulkley model:
τ = τ 0 + Kγ n
(1)
whereτ is the shear stress, τ0 is the initial shear stress, K is the consistence index, n is the flow
index and ηγ is the apparent viscosity measured at different shear rate values.
Determination of the activation energy (Ea): the steady tests were run at 25, 40 and 60°C,
and the activation energy (Ea) was calculated in accordance with the equation 2:
lnη γ = lnη T +
Ea
RT
(2)
where, ηγ is the apparent viscosity at 12.5 s-1, 50 s-1 and 125 s-1, T is the temperature (K), R is
universal gas constant (1.987 cal mol-1 K-1) and ηΤ is an empirical constant. The chosen shear
rate values are based on the industrial process such as agitation, pumping and mixture. The
apparent viscosity was correlated to the peel concentration as follows:
lnη γ = lnη c + b1C
(3)
where, ηγ is the apparent viscosity at 12.5 s-1, 50 s-1 and 125 s-1; C is the peel concentration and
ηc and b1 are empirical constants. The combined effect of the temperature and concentration can
be described by Equation 4 (IBARZ et al., 1992a; IBARZ et al., 1992b):
lnη γ = ln a +
Ea
+ b2 C
RT
(4)
Dynamic state measurements: all dynamic measurements were run at 25 °C and performed
in the linear viscoelastic region (LVR), which was determined for each sample by performing
strain sweep tests at 1 rad⋅s-1. Frequency sweeps were performed over the range of 0.1 –
400 rad⋅s-1.
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2.3 Statistical Analysis
Parameter estimation for the proposed models was accomplished by the least-square
method, using the software Statistica 10.0 (Statsoft Inc., Tulsa, OK, USA).
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 1 presents the results of the fitting of the experimental data to Hershel-Bulkley
model (Equation 1), the activation energy (Ea) values and also the frequency range where G’/G”
is higher than 3.
Table 1- Effect of mango peel powder on rheological parameters of mango jellies.
Rheological parameters
Sample*
τ0
K
J
43.85 ± 1.24
J3
Frequency range
(rads-1) G’/G” > 3
n
R²
Ea(50)
Ea (125)
Ea(199)
7.02 ± 0.55
0.626 ± 0.014
0.999
3.66
4.36
4.46
0.1-2.0
67.98 ± 2.05
10.98 ± 0.94
0.618 ± 0.016
0.998
4.84
5.34
5.39
0.1-1.58
J5
70.54 ± 2.11
10.15 ± 0.90
0.641 ± 0.016
0.998
4.47
5.68
6.23
0.1-1.58
J10
99.03 ± 2.74
12.35 ± 1.12
0.656 ± 0.017
0.998
6.05
7.07
7.39
0.1-0.30
25 °C
Ea (Kcal/mol)
40 °C
J
52.25 ± 1.18
3.05 ± 0.43
0.696 ± 0.026
0.997
J3
69.61 ± 1.97
3.92 ± 0.69
0.706 ± 0.033
0.996
J5
58.52 ± 7.93
11.32 ± 4.67
0.512 ± 0.075
0.973
J10
75. 57 ± 8.16
12.82 ± 4.67
0.529 ± 0.065
0.977
2.97 ± 1.05
0.599 ± 0.065
0.982
60 °C
J
35.40 ± 2.19
J3
48.96 ± 3.42
2.39 ± 1.32
0.678 ± 0.103
0.962
J5
42.48 ± 14.41
12.05 ± 10.95
0.384 ± 0.153
0.881
J10
27.76 ± 41.34
31.27 ± 38.36
0.218 ± 0.163
0.846
*Codes: J: mango jellies without peel powder; J3: mango jellies with 3% (w/w) of peel powder; J5: mango jellies
with 5% (w/w) of peel powder; J10: mango jellies with 10% (w/w) of peel powder.
As can be observed by the value of the coefficient of determination R2 , at 25 °C, all data
were well fitted to Herschel-Bulkley model, as well as the samples measured at 40 °C without
and with 3% (w/w) of peel powder; at 60 °C only the samples without peel powder were well
fitted to the model. The apparent viscosity showed shear-thinning behavior and decreased with
increasing temperature. Maceiras et al. (2007) also reported similar pseudoplastic behavior for
peach, plum, strawberry and raspberry purees. The jellies with 5 and 10 % (w/w) of peel powder
analyzed at 40 and 60 °C were not fitted to any rheological model and this fact will be discussed
after.
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At 25 °C, a significant increase (p < 0.05) of the τ0 parameter (from 43.85 to 99.03 Pa)
with the increase of the peel content was observed. Additionally, the consistency index (n) and
the flow behavior index (K) also increased from 7.02 to 12.35 Pa.s and from 0.626 to 0.656,
respectively.
The data were well fitted to Equation 4 that shows the combined effect of the temperature
and the peel powder concentration on apparent viscosity at 12.5 s-1 (Equation 5), 50 s-1 (Equation
6) and 125 s-1 (Equation 7). The model could explain 95.8 %, 96.1 % and 94.9 % of all variance
in data, respectively.
1
+ (0.06 ± 0.01)C
T
(5)
1
+ (0.05 ± 0.01)C
T
(6)
lnη12.5 = −3.08 ± 0.49 + (1496.91 ± 152.29)
lnη 50 = −6.96 ± 0.58 + (2403.42 ± 183.99)
lnη125 = −8.87 ± 0.75 + (2826.22 ± 236.60)
1
+ (0.05 ± 0.01)C
T
(7)
It was verified that the apparent viscosity increased as increased the peel powder content
and reduced as increased the temperature. It can be also observed from Table 1 that the greater
shear rate and concentration of peel, the greater the energy of activation, indicating that apparent
viscosity is more dependent on temperature in these samples (Steffe, 1996).
The results for energy of activation (Ea) were between 3.66 kcal.mol-1 and
7.39 kcal.mol-1 ; these values are similar to those reported for mango jam and other types of fruits
jams: Basu and Shivhare (2010) found energy of activation between 2.76–10.48, kcal.mol-1 for
mango jams with different amounts of sugar, pectin and pH values. Miguel et al. (2009) found
energy of activation of 5.66 kcal.mol-1 for strawberry jam and Moura et al.(2011) obtained values
that ranged from 13 to 15 kcal.mol-1 for strawberry and light guava jellies.
As mentioned before, the jellies analyzed at 40 and 60 °C with 5 and 10 % (w/w) of peel
powder were not fitted to any rheological model. Moreover, these samples presented loops of
shear stress (Figure 1b) that can be related to structural changes promoted by peel powder
addiction. Unexpectedly, the presence of the peel powder can lead to weaker pectin network
formation, increasing the instability of the food system and, consequently, influencing the
rheological behavior of the samples. However, to better understanding these results, further
studies are indicated which includes analysis of microscopy and physicochemical
characterization of the peel powder.
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a
b
Figure 1 - Steady-state rheogram of mango jellies with different amount of peel powder at 25 °C
(a) and 60 °C (b).
Typical curves of storage (G’) and loss (G”) modulus of the mango sweet as a function of
frequency are shown in Figure 2. Storage modulus values were higher than loss modulus values
over the entire frequency range, indicating a typical gel-like system (Brummer, 2006). According
to Lapasin et al. (1995), gels can be classified either as strong or weak on the basis of their G’/G”
ratio. The G’/G” ratio of a true or strong gel, whose intermolecular junctions have a high binding
energy, is higher than 3. In the case of the samples, this condition is achieved for jellies only at
low frequency values (Table 1). Therefore, all samples were characterized as weak gels and were
not differentiate as the viscoelastic parameters.
a
b
Figure 2 - Frequency sweeps of mango jellies with different amount of peel powder. (a) Storage
(G’) and (b) loss moduli (G”).
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4. CONCLUSION
The present work shows the rheological behavior of the jellies prepared with different
contents of mango peel powder. The results show that the samples behaved as pseudoplastic
fluids exhibiting yield stress. At 25 °C, the Herschel–Bulkley model described adequately the
steady-state rheological behavior of jellies. The increase of mango peel content associated with
the increase of temperature lead to a deviation of the expected flow behavior of the jellies that
could not be fitted to any flow rheological model. Moreover, the apparent viscosity increased as
increased the peel content and reduced as increased the temperature. Concerning the energy of
activation (Ea), it was observed that it increases as the peel content increases. Additionally, it was
found that the behavior of mango jellies at 25°C is typical of a weak gel-like structure.
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