Off-odor Study with γ-Irradiated Orange Juice Using Sensory and Volatile Compound Analyses

1750-3841

Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005

Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition

Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology

: As irradiation dosage increased from 0 to 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 kGy, total volatile compounds increased by 12%, 15%, 24%, and 54%, respectively. Sensory evaluation showed that irradiated orange juice was significantly different from the nonirradiated control orange juice (P 〈 0.05). Dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, and 2-butanone were found in irradiated orange juice but not in nonirradiated samples. As irradiation dosage increased, dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide increased, and off-odor increased. Chemical mechanisms for the formation of dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide by irradiation are proposed. Dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl sulfide, and possibly other sulfur-containing compounds seem to be partly responsible for the off-odor in irradiated orange juice.

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