Authors: Beuchat, Larry R.¹; Kuhn, Gerald D.²

Source: Journal of Food Protection®, Volume 60, Number 12, December 1997 , pp. 1577-1579(3)

Publisher: International Association for Food Protection

Abstract:

A study was conducted to determine the thermal sensitivity of Neosartorya fischeri ascospores in regular (standard) and reduced-sugar formulas of Concord grape jelly. Ascospores were inactivated more rapidly by heating in the reduced-sugar formula than in the regular formula. Protection against inactivation in the regular formula may be due to its having a higher pH (3.27) than the pH (3.14) of the reduced-sugar formula. The lower a_w (0.78) of the regular jelly formula compared to that of the reduced-sugar formula (a_w, 0.82) would also protect against thermal inactivation. These results demonstrate the need to consider the efficacy of thermal processing schemes in achieving desired levels of sterility when changes are made in product formulas.

Keywords: NEOSARTORYA FISCHERI; JELLY; ASCOSPORE; THERMAL SENSITIVITY

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Center for Food Safety and Quality Enhancement, University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia 30223-1797, USA 2: Department of Food Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA

Publication date: 1997-12-01

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