Effect of enzymatic clarifier complexes Clarex and CEC1-CTAA on the quality of banana juice

Neste trabalho foi observado o efeito dos complexos enzimáticos clarificantes Clarex e CEC1-CTAA, adicionados na proporção de 0,03% v/p sobre purê de banana (Musa cavendishii), em condições amenas de hidrólise (40ºC, 15 minutos) visando determinar a qualidade, aqui representada pelos indicadores: rendimento; viscosidade; Brix; pH; composição centesimal; contagens de bolores e leveduras e de mesófilos, e propriedades sensoriais de cor, aroma, sabor e corpo dos sucos de banana clarificados. O suco clarificado com Clarex apresentou-se significativamente (p < 0,01) mais amarelo, menos cinza, menos opaco e menos viscoso do que o obtido com CEC1-CTAA. Não houve diferença significativa entre as médias de aroma de banana fresca e sabor nesses sucos. Além disso, os valores obtidos quanto a sabor, de ambos os sucos, foram considerados bons (6,72 e 6,05 com referência a sucos clarificados com Clarex e CEC1-CTAA, respectivamente), apresentando-se superiores ao centro da escala empregada, que variou de 0 a 10.The effect of the clarifier enzymatic complexes Clarex and CEC1-CTAA, used in the proportion 0.03% v/w in industrialized banana (Musa cavendishii) pulp, at the conditions of gentle hydrolysis 40 degree Celsius, 15 minutes, was observed to determine the quality here represented by indicators such as yield, viscosity, Brix, pH, centesimal composition, counts of moulds and yeasts and of mesophilics, and sensorial properties of color, aroma, flavor and body by both clarified banana juices. The juice clarified by Clarex was significantly (p < 0.01) more yellow, less grey, less opaque and less viscous than that obtained with CEC1-CTAA. There was no significant difference between the means of aroma of fresh banana and flavor in these juices. Furthermore, the values obtained for flavor for both juices were judged good (6.72 and 6.05 for the juices clarified with Clarex and CEC1- CTAA, respectively), because they were up the middle of the scale (from 0 to 10)