Physicochemical characteristics of canned vegetable-type soybean processed with zinc at different pasteurization times

Características físico-químicas de soja tipo vegetal em conserva, processada com zinco em diferentes tempos de pasteurização

Abstract:

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of zinc concentration in acidified brine and of pasteurization time on the zinc content, color, and physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of canned vegetable-type soybean (Glycine max). The 2² central composite rotational design (CCRD) was used, with zinc concentration in the acidified brine and duration of pasteurization as variables, resulting in 12 assays. A canning formulation was developed and compared with canned-vegetable type soybean without zinc and with fresh-vegetable type soybean, with microbiological evaluation. Zinc addition within the limits defined by Food and Drug Administration (≤75 ppm) does not affect the physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of canned grains, subjected to 10 min pasteurization. Acidified brine containing zinc increases the content of isoflavone glycosides, decreases the content of malonyl glycosides, and has lower-sucrose and stachyose contents than fresh grains. Zinc addition does not significantly influence the color of grains.

Index terms:
Glycine max; edamame; isoflavones; oligossacharides; thermal processing

Resumo:

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos da concentração de zinco na salmoura acidificada e do tempo de pasteurização sobre o teor de zinco, a coloração e as características físico-químicas e microbiológicas da soja (Glycine max) do tipo vegetal em conserva. Utilizou-se um delineamento composto central rotacional 2², cujas variáveis foram a concentração de zinco na salmoura e o tempo de pasteurização, o que resultou em 12 ensaios. Uma formulação de conserva foi desenvolvida e comparada com grãos em conserva sem adição de zinco e com grãos frescos, com avaliação microbiológica. A adição de zinco dentro dos limites definidos pela Food and Drug Administration (≤75 ppm) não afeta as características físico-químicas e microbiológicas dos grãos em conserva submetidos a 10 min de pasteurização. A salmoura acidificada e com adição de zinco aumenta o conteúdo de glicosídeos isoflavonas, diminui o conteúdo de malonil glicosídeos e tem menores conteúdos de sacarose e estaquiose do que grãos frescos. A adição de zinco não influencia significativamente a coloração dos grãos.

Termos para indexação:
Glycine max; edamame; isoflavonas; oligossacarídeos; processamento térmico

Introduction

Vegetable-type soybean, also called edamame, play an important role in the food culture of Japan and other Asian countries. Usually, vegetable-type soybeans have large seed and are harvested at the R6 stage, around 6-7 weeks after flowering (Sugimoto et al., 2010; Saldivar et al., 2011). According to Hou et al. (2011), the nutritional quality of vegetable-type soybean is determined by its protein content, as well as by the amount of unsaturated fatty acids, minerals, vitamins, isoflavones, and other trace nutrients. In addition to their nutritional value, vegetable-type soybeans have a sweet taste that can be attributed to the high content of sucrose (Saldivar et al., 2011).

Vegetable-type soybeans can be processed and used as snacks or salads. In general, the pods are boiled and beans are consumed with or without salt (Sugimoto et al., 2010). However, this type of soybean food is highly perishable. To extend their shelf life, they are subjected to bleaching and cold storage (Xu et al., 2012). Another alternative to increase the use of vegetable-type soybeans is canning, which would afford a new opportunity to expand and market soybean products (Mozzoni et al., 2009). In addition, canned vegetable-type soybeans containing zinc in brine have not yet been investigated, hence, canning may be an interesting alternative to maintain their physicochemical characteristics.

Texture, color, and enzyme activities are the main characteristics that should to be maintained in case of canned vegetables (Wang & Chang, 1988). However, during the thermal processing of canned vegetables, the color and firmness may generally be lost. To preserve the green color, pH control, change in enzyme activity, and addition of various types of additives have been used (Wang & Chang, 1988; McGlynn et al., 1993). The use of ZnCl₂ in an aqueous medium to bleach vegetables, followed by different thermal treatments, has been employed to retain the green color (Ngo & Zhao, 2007; Damodaran et al., 2010; Zheng et al., 2014). For the inactivation of lipoxygenases, it is recommended that vegetable soybeans should be bleached; bleaching was carried for 90 s prior to heat treatment. The expected microbial lethality of the heat treatment of vegetable soybean using brine containing NaCl (150 g L^-1) and CaCl₂ (2.9 g L^-1), and pH of 6.5 was observed after 4 min, which was sufficient for the 12-log reduction required for low-acid foods and, at the same time, retaining desirable colour and texture (Mozzoni et al., 2009). Czaikoski et al. (2013) evaluated the color and isoflavone content of canned vegetable-type soybeans in acidified brine, after the addition of sucrose and different pasteurization times. They observed that the addition of sucrose helped to maintain the color, while the thermal treatment increased the content of isoflavone glycosides, reduced the content of malonylglycoside, and was unable to convert isoflavone glycosides to aglycones.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of zinc concentration in acidified brine and the pasteurization time on the zinc content, color, and physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of canned vegetable-type soybeans.

Materials and methods

Pods of the cultivar BRS 267 (vegetable-type soybeans) harvested at the R6 growth stage, when seeds are completely developed, but immature, were supplied by Embrapa Soja, located in the municipality of Londrina, in the state of Paraná, Brazil (soybean season 2009/2010). Canned vegetable-type soybean in acidified brine was prepared according to Czaikoski et al. (2013) by using zinc acetate instead of sucrose. Different amounts of zinc acetate were added according to the experimental design (Table 1). Glass containers for canned vegetable-type soybean were closed with metal caps and pasteurized in boiling water over specified times in the experimental design. After a quick cooling with water, glasses of the canned vegetable-type soybean were stored in closed cardboard boxes at room temperature (25°C) for 30 days.

Table 1.
Central composite rotational design 2² factorial, with coded and real values of independent variables and response functions (Y).

Assays	Coded (real)
	Zinc brine (ppm)	Pasteurization time (min)	Response Functions (Y)
	x1 (X1)	x2 (X2)	Y1	Ŷ1	Y2	Ŷ2
1	-1 (95)	-1 (14)	194.33	181.83	92.72	92.75
2	-1 (95)	+1 (36)	185.67	195.79	92.02	92.41
3	+1 (431)	-1 (14)	675.00	662.42	93.01	93.19
4	+1 (431)	+1 (36)	653.00	663.06	92.90	92.85
5	-1.41 (26)	0 (25)	84.53	85.71	92.70	92.69
6	+1.41 (500)	0 (25)	754.67	755.94	93.12	93.31
7	0 (263)	-1.41 (10)	408.33	425.56	92.87	92.85
8	0 (263)	+1.41 (40)	450.67	435.89	92.47	92.37
9	0 (263)	0 (25)	407.00	428.17	93.03	93
10	0 (263)	0 (25)	417.67	428.17	92.92	93
11	0 (263)	0 (25)	449.33	428.17	92.95	93
12	0 (263)	0 (25)	438.67	428.17	93.11	93

• Experimental Y1, ppm of zinc in the brine; estimated Ŷ1, using the proposed model; experimental Y2, chromatic hue degree; and estimated Ŷ2, using the proposed model.

A central composite rotational design (CCRD) with a 2² factorial, four axial points, and four replicates at the central point, in a total of 12 randomized assays, was used to evaluate the effects of zinc and pasteurization time on canned soybeans. The experimental design matrix, as well as the coded and real values of the independent variables [X₁ (ppm of zinc in acidified brine) and X₂ (pasteurization time in minutes)] are shown in Table 1.

After 30 days of storage, the response functions were determined: Y₁ = zinc (ppm) in acidified brine, and Y₂ = degree of chromatic hue of soybeans. The software program Statistica version 7.0 (Statsoft Inc. 2004, Tulsa, USA) was used for the multiple regression analysis and for the response surface model. The model for each response was expressed by the equation Y = β₀ + β₁x₁ + β₂x₂ + β₁₁ x₁² + β₂₂ x₂² + β₁₂ x₁x₂ + ε, in which: Y is the response; x₁ and x₂ are levels of the coded variables; β is the estimated coefficient on the response surface, and ε is the pure error.

After the analysis of the response surface and under optimum conditions, the proposed model was validated by the quadruplicate preparation of the optimized canning process. After validation of the optimum conditions of the studied variables, a formulation was developed for canned vegetable-type soybeans and the control (canned vegetable-type soybeans in brine without zinc, but with sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and citric acid). Canned soybeans with zinc, without zinc (control), and fresh soybean grains were evaluated to determine their microbiological, physical, and chemical characteristics. Using the software program Statistica version 7.0 (Statsoft Inc. 2004, Tulsa, USA), the results, which were the mean values of three replicates, were compared using the analysis of variance and the Tukey’s test, at 5% probability.

The commercial sterility test was conducted to guarantee the microbiological control of canned food, as described by Silva et al. (2007). After 30 days, each container with acidified brine was opened aseptically, and samples were incubated anaerobically and aerobically in Bacillus thermoacidurans broth (TAB), malt extract (ME), and Man Rogosa and Sharpe broth (MRS); each medium was maintained at 35 and 55°C for 5 days. The obtained qualitative results were based on a visual evaluation of the turbidity of the medium and gas formation.

The color measurements were performed by using photographs taken with a camera (Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT) with a lens of 50 mm focal length (Oliveira et al., 2003). Digital images of 3456x2304 pixels resolution were obtained as bitmap (BMP) files using the Microsoft Paint Program, version 6.0. The digital images were converted from BMP values (color-read pixel by pixel) into RGB (red-green-blue) files using the program RGB Medium Color Converter for BMP Images (Sacks et al., 2002), and these values were converted to the Cielab system using the Munsell Conversion program (version 4.01) to obtain the parameters L* (luminosity), a* (red-green component), and b* (yellow-blue component). To assess the grain color, the hue parameters, H* = arc tang (b*/a*), were calculated according to Lawless & Heymann (1998).

Grain hardness was evaluated using a TA-XT2i texturometer (Stable Micro Systems, London, UK). The samples were compressed to 25% of their initial height by an aluminum cylinder probe (P25 L with a 2.5 mm diameter) at 0.05 N, using a compression cycle at 1 mm s^-1 constant speed.

Fresh grains of vegetable-type soybeans and those that were canned in acidified brine, with or without zinc, were lyophilized (Liobras, L-10, São Carlos, SP, Brazil), and ground in a CBG100W analytical mill (Black and Decker, Uberaba, MG, Brazil), to obtain a fine powder (35 mesh).

The zinc content and the chemical composition were determined in triplicate (AOAC International, 2016), and the average results were expressed g 100 g^-1.

Isoflavones were extracted according to Carrão-Panizzi et al. (2002), and quantified using the methodology proposed by Berhow (2002). The methodology utilized high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) (Model 2690, Waters, USA), with a reversed-phase ODS C18 column YMC-Pack ODS-AM S-5 mm, 120 a, with 4.6 mm diameter, and 250 mm length (YMC Europe GMBH, Dinslaken, Deutschland), and a photodiode-array detector model 996 (Waters Co., Milford, MA, USA) adjusted to 254 nm wavelength. A linear binary gradient system with methanol, trifluoroacetic acid, and ultrapure deionized water was used for separation. The initial gradient was 20%, reaching 80% after 35 min, and returning to 20% after 40 min. The mobile-phase flow rate was 1 mL per min, and the temperature during the separation was maintained at 25°C. The quantification was performed using external standard calibration curves of daidzin, genistin, glycitin, daidzein, genistein, glycitein, malonyldaidzin, malonylgenistin, malonylglycitin, acetyldaidzin, acetylgenistin, and acetylglycitin (purchased from Sigma Chemicals Co., St. Louis, MO, USA). The isoflavone contents were expressed as a molar basis, and as milligrams of isoflavone per 100 grams of sample on a dry basis.

Sample sugar contents were determined according to Masuda et al. (1996) and Oliveira et al. (2010), using ion-exchange chromatography ED 50 Dionex Bio LC (Thermo Scientific, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) with an amperometric detector, AgCl electrode ED 50 Dionex Bio LC (Thermo Scientific, Sunnyvale, CA, USA USA), amperometric gold cell, and sample self-injector. A CarboPac PA 10 column (250 mm length × 4 mm internal diameter, and 5 μm particles) was used to separate sugars. The analyses were conducted using an isocratic system, with 50 mmol L^-1 NaOH solution as the mobile phase at a 1.0 mL per min flow rate at 25°C. The quantification (gram of sugars per 100 g of sample, on a dry basis) was performed using the external standard curves for calibration-standard sugars (Wako Mark, Japan). All reagents used were analytical grade HPLC.

Results and discussion

According to the regression parameters, the variable X₁ (ppm zinc in the acidified brine) exhibited a significant linear and positive effect (β₀ = 236.96, p<0.05) in the response function Y₁ (ppm zinc in the acidified brine of canned vegetable-type soybeans), whereas other effects were not significant. Considering the effect of variable X₁ only, the mathematical model can be described as Ŷ₁ = 428.17 + 236.96x₁. The lack-of-fit of the model was not significant (at 95%), and 99.47% (R²) of the experimental data was properly adjusted to the model. From the regression coefficients, it can be estimated that the increase of zinc concentration (x₁) from -1 to +1 in the acidified brine caused an increase of 3.5 times the zinc content of the canned vegetable-type soybeans. These results were estimated, but to meet the limit of <75 ppm of zinc in the final product, which was established by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Federal Register, 1986), a mathematical model was established to predict the appropriate concentration of zinc to be added to the brine. From the regression analysis and the analysis of variance, the simple linear regression model (Figure 1 A) was built, in which Y₁ increase was followed by X₁ increase, and was independent of X₂. Therefore, there was a region where Y₁ was a maximum (800 ppm Zn in the canned grains), whose Zn content exceeded 75 ppm in the final product.

Figure 1.
Linear regression model for zinc in the acidified brine of canned vegetable-type soybeans according to the zinc content in the brine (A). Response surface chromatic hue degree for canned vegetable-type soybean, as a function of zinc in the acidified brine and pasteurization time (B).

Among the 12 assays, the assay five [(x₁ = -1.41, or X₁ = 26 ppm of zinc), and (x₂ = 0, or X₂ = 25 min of pasteurization)] had the lowest-zinc content, that is, Ŷ₁ = 84.53±2.45 ppm of zinc in canned vegetable-type soybeans (Table 1). However, the maximum limit of 75 ppm zinc in canned grains is below that of the investigated region, and according to the mathematical model, it can be estimated that when x₁ = -1.5, or X₁ = 10.91 ppm of the zinc, the response function Ŷ₁ will be equal to 73.49 ppm of zinc in canned soybeans, irrespectively of the pasteurization time. Therefore, when preparing canned grains, a shorter pasteurization time (10 min) was applied because the variable (X₂) had no significant effect on Y_1, and this approach would be suitable for the development of commercially sterile canned grains.

After establishing the condition with lower-zinc content, the proposed model was validated by performing the quadruplicate assay. The experimental response (Y₁) was equal to 72.74 ppm of zinc in canned soybeans. The model error was 1.02%, indicating that the experimental results showed a good fit to the proposed model and can be used as a predictive tool.

As to the response function Y₂ (chromatic hue degree of canned vegetable-type soybeans), according to the regression parameters, the variable X₁ (ppm zinc in the acidified brine) exhibited a significant linear and positive effect (β₁ = 0.22, p≤0.05); the variable X₂ exhibited a significant linear, quadratic, and negative effect (β₂ = -0.17, β₂₂ = -0.20, p≤0.05), and the interaction X₁X₂ was significant and positive (β₁₂ = 0.14, p≤0.05). Only the quadratic effect of X₁ was not significant (β₁₁ = -0.08, p≤0.05). Considering only the significant variables, the mathematical model was described as Ŷ₂ = 93 + 0.22x₁ - 0.17x₂ - 0.20x² + 0.14 x₁ x₂ . The lack-of-fit was not significant at 95%, and 90.64% (R²) of the experimental data were properly adjusted to the model. A response surface was constructed based on the Ŷ₂ response function (Figure 1 B). A region where Ŷ₂ was a maximum and equal to 93° was observed; however, the optimal point for this model was dependent on the model (Ŷ₁) proposed earlier because the zinc concentration in the product should not exceed the limit set by the FDA (Federal Register, 1986). After establishing that x₁ = -1.5, x₂ = -1.41, and Ŷ₂ = 92.81° for the chromatic hue of canned vegetable-type soybeans, the model was validated by conducting the assay in quadruplicate. The obtained experimental response (Y₂) was 92.86° for the chromatic hue of canned vegetable-type soybeans. The error model was 0.05%, indicating that the experimental results showed a good fit to the proposed model, and can be used for predictive purposes.

According to the Technical Report n^o 64 of the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency - ANVISA (2014), zinc acetate is one of the mineral substances approved for use in foods. Thus, the conditions required for the formulation of canned vegetable-type soybeans with a suitable zinc content and better color were established as 10 min of pasteurization in a brine containing zinc acetate (10.91 ppm), sodium chloride solution (6 g 100 mL^-1), calcium chloride (0.29 g 100 mL^-1), and citric acid (pH 3.9).

Results from the microbiological analyzes, showed that canned vegetable-type soybeans were safe and could be consumed without any health risk.

When subjected to heat, vegetables have their bright green changed to a dull olive-brown color owing to the conversion of chlorophyll into pheophytin. This change is undesirable for consumers, but is quite common for several product types (Damodaran et al., 2010). From our results, fresh grains showed the highest value for the degree of chromatic hue parameter (121.17^o±0.21) (Table 2), in comparison to canned soybean grains, with zinc acetate, or without zinc (control). The degree of chromatic hue of zinc-canned grains (92.86±0.05) compared to that of the control (92.34±0.25) was similar, which shows that the concentration in which zinc was added did not significantly influence the coloring of the grains, as reported in many studies which showed that zinc ions are effective in maintaining green color (Ngo & Zhao, 2007; Damodaran et al., 2010; Zheng et al., 2014). According to Lawless & Heymann (1998), the chromatic hue has cylindrical coordinates that indicate the location of the color in a diagram, in which the angles indicates colors as follows: 0° indicates pure red; 90°, pure yellow; 180°, pure green; and 270°, pure blue). The color of the canned and fresh grains remained between yellow and pure green, and processing accentuated this tendency.

Table 2.
Degree of chromatic hue and hardness, and chemical composition of vegetable-type soybean canned with zinc, or canned without zinc, or with fresh soybean grains.

Sample	Degree of chromatic hue	Hardness (N)	Lipids(3)	Ash(3)	Proteins(3)	Carbohydrates(3)
Canned with zinc(1)	92.86±0.05b	54.98±1.05b	20.41±0.50b	8.70±0.14a	35.86±0.38b	35.04±0.83a
Control (without zinc)(2)	92.34±0.25b	56.93±0.39b	20.25±0.42b	8.56±0.07a	36.46±0.67b	34.71±0.97ab
Fresh soybean grains	121.17±0.21a	73.33±1.82a	22.80±0.34a	5.57±0.28b	38.65±0.04a	32.90±0.15b

• ⁽¹⁾
  Brine with NaCl₂, CaCl₂, citric acid, and zinc acetate; ⁽²⁾brine with NaCl₂, CaCl₂, and citric acid; ⁽³⁾results expressed (g 100 g^-1) on a dry basis. Mean values followed by the same letters in the columns do not differ, by Tukey’s test, at 5% probability.

Fresh grains showed the highest-hardness values (73.33±1.82 N), and no differences were observed between canned grains with zinc (54.98±1.05 N) and the control (56.93±0.39 N) (Table 2). In general, vegetables lose their firmness during heat processing because there are several chemical changes in the vegetable tissue, such as the hydrolysis of pectic materials, gelatinization of starch, and the partial solubilization of hemicellulose (Fellows, 2016).

After thermal treatment, the grains of the vegetable-type soybeans showed a reduction in the concentration of lipids (Table 2), which is most likely due to the applied heat and the low pH, which may cause hydrolysis of triacylglycerol (Damodaran et al., 2010). The highest-ash content was observed in the canned soybeans with zinc (8.70±0.14 g 100 g^-1) and the control (8.56±0.07 g 100 g^-1), which may be due to the absorption of chloride and sodium from the brine (Fellows, 2016). Fresh vegetable-soybean grains had the highest-protein content (38.65±0.04 g 100 g^-1), in comparison with those of canned grains with zinc (35.86±0.38 g 100 g^-1) and the control (36.46±0.67 g 100 g^-1), and this difference may be due to the denaturing effect of heat, which is more pronounced in the presence of water (Damodaran et al., 2010). No differences were observed in the carbohydrate content among all treatments.

Canned grains, either with or without zinc, showed the highest total concentration of daidzin isoflavone (6.51±0.32 and 6.39±0.34 mg 100 g^-1 of sample on a dry basis, respectively), in comparison with that in the fresh grains (2.21±0.09 mg 100 g^-1) (Table 3). Heat processing increased the content of isoflavone glycosides (daidzin, genistin, and glycitin), and reduced the content of malonylglycosides (malonyldaidzin, malonylglycitin, and malonylgenistin) in comparison with canned-fresh grains (Table 3). A similar behavior was observed in the study by Andrade et al. (2016), in which the treatment of whole soybean flour at 200°C for 20 min resulted in a higher conversion of malonylglycosides to acetylglycosides, β-glycosides, and aglycones. According to Kudou et al. (1991), these forms of isoflavones can also be produced by the decarboxylation of malonyl during heat treatment. The acetyl forms of isoflavones were not detected in the canned vegetable-type soybeans owing to the wet heat treatment. The canned grains in acidified brine with zinc showed low levels of daidzein (0.22±0.01 mg 100 g^-1 of sample on a dry basis), which indicates that the thermal processing was insufficient to convert the isoflavone glucosides to aglycones. These results are in accordance with those described by Andrade et al. (2016) and Yue et al. (2010), who observed that the conversion of daidzin, acetyldaidzin, and malonidazidin to daidzein occurs only after more severe heat treatments. Fresh grains exhibited the highest content of total isoflavones (51.87±0.64 mg 100 g^-1 of sample on a dry basis), in comparison with canned grains with or without zinc (45.26±1.66 and 44.66±0.68 mg 100 g^-1 of sample on a dry basis, respectively). According to Lima et al. (2014), the leaching and degradation of isoflavones can occur at soaking temperatures above 25^oC. Isoflavones have important health benefits to humans by reducing the risk of various diseases, including breast cancer and prostate cancer (Hsu et al., 2010; Dong et al., 2013; Wada et al., 2013).

Table 3.
Content of different forms of isoflavones of vegetable-type soybean canned with zinc, or canned without zinc, or with fresh soybean grains.

Isoflavone(1)	Canned with zinc(2)	Control (without zinc)(3)	Fresh soybean grains
Daidzin	6.51±0.32a	6.39±0.34ab	2.21±0.09c
Glicitin	3.41±0.30a	3.61±0.15a	2.41±0.31b
Genistin	5.96±0.32a	6.44±0.25a	3.42±0.05b
Malonyldaidzin	10.93±0.44b	11.13±0.41b	17.35±0.18a
Malonylglicitin	7.31±1.02b	6.44±0.42b	11.51±0.59a
Malonylgenistin	10.94±0.16b	10.65±0.28bc	14.97±0.13a
Daidzein	0.22±0.01a	Not detected	Not detected
Total	45.26±1.66b	44.66±0.68b	51.87±0.64a

• ⁽¹⁾
  Expressed on a dry basis (mg of isoflavones per 100 g^-1 of sample). ⁽²⁾Brine with NaCl₂, CaCl₂, citric acid, and zinc acetate; ⁽³⁾brine with NaCl₂, CaCl₂, and citric acid. Mean values followed by equal letters, in the lines, do not differ by the Tukey’s test, at 5% probability.

Besides the maintenance of color and texture, it is important to consider the sweetness because, according to Saldivar et al. (2011), a high-sucrose content is desirable in vegetable-type soybeans. Canned soybeans containing zinc had a lower-glucose and fructose content than the control. In fresh grains, sucrose and stachyose were higher than in canned soybean grains with zinc or the control (Table 4). Thermal processing in an acidic solution may have promoted the hydrolysis of the sucrose and stachyose of the canned soybeans with zinc (Damodaran et al., 2010). Mozzoni et al. (2009) observed that the sucrose content initially increased within 5 min of thermal processing, and did not change with processing time.

Table 4.
Sugar content of vegetable-type soybean canned with zinc, or canned without zinc, or with fresh soybean grains.

Sugar	Canned with zinc(1)	Control (without zinc)(2)	Fresh soybean grains
Glucose	0.14±0.05b	0.26±0.04a	0.05±0.01c
Fructose	0.12±0.04b	0.27±0.05a	0.05±0.00b
Sucrose	1.06±0.02c	1.51±0.05b	4.69±0.09a
Stachyose	1.43±0.05c	2.41±0.06b	5.03±0.01a

• ⁽¹⁾
  Brine with NaCl₂, CaCl₂, citric acid, and zinc acetate. ⁽²⁾Brine with NaCl₂, CaCl₂, and citric acid. Mean values followed by equal letters, in the lines, do not differ by the Tukey’s test, at 5% probability; results (g 100 g^-1) on a dry basis.

Canned vegetable soybean grains are products with extended shelf lives, and they should be well processed in order to show high-quality attributes, such as hardness, color, and sweet taste. From the results, the addition of zinc to brine, in concentrations that are within the maximum limit established by the FDA, did not benefit the physical or chemical quality of canned grains. Therefore, the best conditions for canned vegetable-type soybean grains (or edamame) that were observed in the present work involved the addition of sodium chloride (6 g 100 mL^-1), calcium chloride (0.29 g 100 mL^-1), and citric acid (to pH 3.9), and pasteurization for 10 min. According to Czaikoski et al. (2013), the addition of sucrose to the acidified brine also contributes to maintain the desirable color and soft texture of canned vegetable-type soybean grains.

Conclusions

1. The addition of zinc, in the limit of ≤75 ppm of zinc in the final product (FDA), do not affect the physicochemical quality of canned grains, subjected to pasteurization for 10 minutes.

2. Thermal processing of the vegetable-type soybean grains in acidified brine containing zinc increases the content of isoflavone glycosides, decreases the content of malonylglycosides, and have lower-sucrose and stachyose contents, in comparison with those of fresh grains.

3. Microbiological analyzes show that canned vegetable-type soybeans are safe and can be consumed without any health risk.

4. The degree of chromatic hue of zinc-canned grains, in comparison to the control, is similar, which shows that the zinc addition do not significantly influences the coloring of grains.

Acknowledgments

To Fundação Araucária, to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), and to Programa de Apoio a Núcleos de Excelência (Pronex) Program, for financial support.

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  July 2018

History

• Received
  08 May 2017
• Accepted
  06 Oct 2017