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Kinetic parameters of lipid oxidation in third generation (3G) snacks and its influence on shelf-life

Abstract

In food systems, lipid oxidation is one of the most important factors affecting food quality, nutrition, safety, color and consumer acceptance. The objective of this study was to determine the kinetic parameters of lipid oxidation and its influence in the shelf life of third generation (3G) snacks stored in three types of packaging (polyethylene, polypropylene + Kraft paper, and polyethylene + polypropylene) at 25 °C and 40 °C. The peroxide value was the quality parameter selected and monitored for a 60 day period using a spectrophotometric technique. Based on the Arrhenius equation and activated complex theory, reaction rate constants (k), activation energies (Ea), Q10 factors, activation enthalpies (∆H), and activation entropies (∆S ) for oxidative stability in 3G snacks were calculated. Results showed that oxidation phenomena can occur in the 3G snacks and affect its shelf-life. Packaging C (polyethylene + polypropylene) was the most appropriate for the storage of this kind of product. Finally, the shelf life of the analyzed pellets was longer than one year at 25 °C and it may be extended with the appropriate mix of packaging materials.

Keywords:
shelf life; 3G snacks; peroxide value; packaging materials; kinetic analysis

1 Introduction

The International Food Information Service (IFIS) defines snack foods as: sweet or savory foods eaten to provide light sustenance in a quick and convenient format, eaten between or as an alternative to main meals. Popular types include sandwiches, cereal bars, and potato crisps also known as snacks ( International Food Information Service, 2009 International Food Information Service – IFIS. (2009). Snack foods. In International Food Information Service – IFIS. Dictionary of Food Science & Technology (2nd ed.). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. ). Snacks have been classified as first, second, and third generation according to the different elaboration techniques available and according to their evolution as time goes by ( Huber & Rokey, 1990 Huber, G. R., & Rokey, G. J. (1990). Extruded snacks. In R. G. Booth (Ed.), Snack food (chap. 7, pp. 107-138). An AVI book. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1477-6_7.
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; Huber, 2001 Huber, G. (2001). Snack foods from cooking extruders. In E. W. Lusas & L. W. Rooney (Eds.), Snack foods processing (chap. 10, pp. 315-368). Boca Raton: CRC Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781420012545.ch12.
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). Third generation snacks (3G), pellets, or intermediate products, are obtained through extrusion or co-extrusion of a blend of cereals and starch (modified and non-modified) ( Harper, 1989 Harper, J. M. (1989). Food extruders and their applications. In C. Mercier, P. Linko & J. M. Harper (Eds.), Extrusion cooking (chap. 1, pp. 1-16). St. Paul: American Association of Cereal Chemists. ). The final product is obtained after expansion with hot air, microwaves, oil immersion, or infrared radiation ( Harper, 1989 Harper, J. M. (1989). Food extruders and their applications. In C. Mercier, P. Linko & J. M. Harper (Eds.), Extrusion cooking (chap. 1, pp. 1-16). St. Paul: American Association of Cereal Chemists. ; Huber & Rokey, 1990 Huber, G. R., & Rokey, G. J. (1990). Extruded snacks. In R. G. Booth (Ed.), Snack food (chap. 7, pp. 107-138). An AVI book. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1477-6_7.
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; Maskan & Altan, 2011 Maskan, M., & Altan, A. (2011). Advances in food extrusion technology . Boca Raton: CRC Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b11286.
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). On the other hand, the shelf life of food products shelf life depends on: 1. - formulation and processing (intrinsic factors); 2. - environmental conditions during distribution and storage stages (extrinsic factors); and 3. - packaging properties ( Robertson, 2012 Robertson, G. L. (2012). Food packaging and shelf life. In G. L. Robertson (Ed.), Food packaging and shelf life, a practical guide (chap. 1, pp. 1-16). New York: CRC Press. ). In previous research it has been reported that pellets shelf life is affected mainly by two deterioration mechanisms: rancidity and loss of crispiness due to humidity absorption. Therefore, the importance of packaging in product preservation has been described ( Bárcenas-Serrano et al., 2015 Bárcenas-Serrano, J. C. I., Pérez-Flores, J. G., Castañeda-Ovando, A., Jaimez-Ordaz, J., & Contreras-López, E. (2015). Shelf life estimation of extruded snacks expanded by frying and by using hot air stored in polypropylene and metallized polypropylene packaging. In H. S. Santos García, G. P. García Galindo & G. V. Nevárez-Moorillón (Eds.), Advances in science, biotechnology and safety of foods (chap. 34, pp. 245-252). México: Asociación Mexicana de Ciencia de los Alimentos. ; Pérez-Flores et al., 2017 Pérez-Flores, J. G., Jaimez-Ordaz, J., Añorve-Morga, J., González-Olivares, L. G., Castañeda-Ovando, A., & Contreras-López, E. (2017). Influence of water sorption phenomena on the shelf life of third generation snacks. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 40(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.12328.
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). Finally, the aim of this work was to analyze the changes in the peroxide value on pellets after storing them at different temperatures, with the purpose of estimating their shelf life and to evaluate the influence of packaging on the final product.

2 Materials and methods

2.1 Samples and packaging

A local Mexican snack manufacturing company provided the pellet samples and the test packaging materials as part of a research project. The composition of the samples cannot be given due to trade secrets, but the main ingredient was wheat flour. Three packaging materials were proposed by the company to be studied:(A) high density polyethylene (HDPE); (B) polypropylene covered with Kraft paper; and (C) HDPE with a polypropylene cover.

2.2 Proximate analysis

The proximate composition of pellets was determined according to the methods established by the AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 1990) Association of Official Analytical Chemists – AOAC. (1990). Official methods of analysis (15th ed.). Rockville: AOAC. as follows: humidity (925.10), ash (923.03), ether extract (923.05), and crude fiber (962.09). Protein determination was done with the Dumas method (990.03) using a LECO FP-528 equipment. Soluble carbohydrates content was calculated by difference.

2.3 Microbiological analysis

The microbiological quality of the pellets was performed according to techniques established in Mexican regulations: total coliform bacteria count, aerobic mesophilic bacteria count, and mold and yeast count, at the beginning and at the end of the study ( Pérez-Flores et al., 2017 Pérez-Flores, J. G., Jaimez-Ordaz, J., Añorve-Morga, J., González-Olivares, L. G., Castañeda-Ovando, A., & Contreras-López, E. (2017). Influence of water sorption phenomena on the shelf life of third generation snacks. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 40(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.12328.
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).

2.4 Shelf life estimation

3G snacks samples weighing 50g were stored inside a LABLINE ® stove for a 60 day period at 25 °C and 40 °C, the latter being considered the extreme condition. Samples were placed inside the three different types of test packaging (A, B, and C). Peroxide value (PV) was selected as the critical quality parameter.

Peroxide Value (PV) measurement

Peroxide value (PV) was analyzed following method adapted from Hornero et al. (2001) Hornero, M. D., Antonio Pérez, G. A., & Mínguez, M. M. I. (2001). A rapid spectrophotometric method for the determination of peroxide value in food lipids with high carotenoid content. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society , 78(11), 1151-1155. . A one gram pellet sample was weighed and transferred to a test tube where 9 mL of CH3 COOH:CHCl3 (3:2) mixture were added. After homogenization for a minute in a vortex, 100 µL of a Fe (II) (100 mg L-1) solution were added and then homogenized again for another minute. Afterwards, the sample was put under centrifugation for 15 min at 2000 rpm and the contents (with Fe (III)) were transferred to a 10 mL volumetric flask. A 100 µL of SCN- (100 mg L-1, from KSCN) were added and then gauged with the CH3COOH:CHCl3 (3:2) mixture, allowing them to react for 13 minutes in order to produce the red color complex (Fe(SCN)2+ ) which was later analyzed by UV – vis at 470 nm with a correction wave of 670 nm. Each one of the samples was analyzed in triplicate. Determinations were done every 7 days and the results were reported in mmol peroxide kg-1 for each sample.

Kinetic data analysis

Kinetic data were analyzed following a general mathematical model or “logistic equation”, which describe the autoxidative process of lipids in food systems ( Özilgen & Özilgen, 1990 Özilgen, S., & Özilgen, M. (1990). Kinetic model of lipid oxidation in foods. Journal of Food Science, 55(2), 498-498. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1990.tb06795.x.
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). The model is described in Equation 1 .

d C d t = k C [ 1 C C m a x ] (1)

Where C is concentration of the total oxidation products in function of time (t), Cmax is the maximum attainable value of parameter C at the end of the lipid oxidation process, k is the reaction rate constant. The integration of Equation 1 gives Equation 2 , the oxidation kinetics of lipids is expressed by the equation of the autocatalytic type in terms of the fraction of unoxidized lipids, 1-X, where X is calculated according to Equation 3 .

k t = l n ( 1 C C m a x ) + l n ( X 1 X ) (2)
X = C / C m a x (3)

The effect of temperature on the rate of lipid oxidation in 3G snacks was illustrated by means of the Arrhenius equation, Equation 4 ( Labuza, 1984 Labuza, T. P. (1984). Application of chemical kinetics to deterioration of foods. Journal of Chemical Education, 61(4), 348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ed061p348.
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).

l n ( k ) = l n A ( E a R T ) (4)

Thus, the Q10 will depend on the value of the activation energy, Equation 5 ( Waletzko & Labuza, 1976 Waletzko, P., & Labuza, T. P. (1976). Accelerated shelf-life testing of an intermediate moisture food in air and in an oxygen-free atmosphere. Journal of Food Science , 41(6), 1338-1344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1976.tb01166.x.
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).

l n Q 10 = E a R ( 10 T ( T + 10 ) ) (5)

Enthalpy (∆H) and entropy (∆S ) of activation were determined via the equation derived from activated complex theory, Equation 6 ( Tan et al., 2001b Tan, C. P., Che Man, Y. B., Selamat, J., & Yusoff, M. S. A. (2001b). Application of Arrhenius kinetics to evaluate oxidative stability in vegetable oils by isothermal differential scanning calorimetry. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society, 78(11), 1133-1138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11746-001-0401-1.
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l n k T = Δ H R 1 T + l n k B h + Δ S R (6)

Statistical analysis

Chemical determinations were made in triplicates and the coefficients of variation were lower than 5%. All results are expressed as mean values. All data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2007 ® and QtiPlot 0.9.8.9 ®.

3 Results and discussion

Proximate composition. The results of the pellets proximate composition expressed in g/100g of sample ± SD were: humidity (10.66 ± 0.067), ash (5.34 ± 0.040), fiber (0.28 ± 0.015), ether extract (3.35 ± 0.007), protein (7.69 ± 0.046), and soluble carbohydrates (72.68). These results represent the mean of 3 repetitions with their SD. Harper (1989) Harper, J. M. (1989). Food extruders and their applications. In C. Mercier, P. Linko & J. M. Harper (Eds.), Extrusion cooking (chap. 1, pp. 1-16). St. Paul: American Association of Cereal Chemists. and Wang et al. (2008) Wang, S. H., Nascimento, T. P., Batista, G. S., Meneses, S. P., & Ascheri, J. L. R. (2008). Pellets de trigo e soja produzidos por extrusão. Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, 28(3), 629-634. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-20612008000300019.
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reported humidity values of 10-12g/100g of sample for the pellets’ optimal expansion. The samples analyzed were found to be within this interval. The ether extract was similar to the one reported by Wang et al. (2008) Wang, S. H., Nascimento, T. P., Batista, G. S., Meneses, S. P., & Ascheri, J. L. R. (2008). Pellets de trigo e soja produzidos por extrusão. Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, 28(3), 629-634. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-20612008000300019.
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for pellets manufactured with a mix of wheat and soy flours (3.19 g 100 g of sample-1 ). This parameter is very important because rancidity due to oxidation can be a deterioration factor in extruded products during distribution and storage ( Riaz, 2004 Riaz, M. N. (2004). Extrusores en las aplicaciones de alimentos. Zaragoza: Acribia. ). Carbohydrates are the main component in pellets and this is due to the starch present in the wheat flour used for their elaboration ( Riaz, 2004 Riaz, M. N. (2004). Extrusores en las aplicaciones de alimentos. Zaragoza: Acribia. ).

Microbiological quality. Microbial growth was not observed in the analyzed samples neither at the beginning nor at the end of the study, which might indicate that the pellets were manufactured using best practices. Microbial growth in pellets is not considered a deterioration factor, except when the product humidity is not controlled during storage or distribution stages ( Shaviklo et al., 2011 Shaviklo, G. R., Thorkelsson, G., Rafipour, F., & Sigurgisladottir, S. (2011). Quality and storage stability of extruded puffed corn‐fish snacks during 6‐month storage at ambient temperature. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture , 91(5), 886-893. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.4261. PMid:21384356.
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; Pérez-Flores et al., 2017 Pérez-Flores, J. G., Jaimez-Ordaz, J., Añorve-Morga, J., González-Olivares, L. G., Castañeda-Ovando, A., & Contreras-López, E. (2017). Influence of water sorption phenomena on the shelf life of third generation snacks. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 40(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.12328.
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).

Peroxide value determination (PV). In general, high temperatures used during extrusion increase the peroxide value ( Ilo et al., 2000 Ilo, S., Schoenlechner, R., & Berghofe, E. (2000). Role of lipids in the extrusion cooking processes. Grasas y Aceites, 51(1-2), 97-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/gya.2000.v51.i1-2.410.
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). This was observed in this research, since the PV [mmol peroxide kg-1] increased in function of time (days) for A, B, and C packaging at 25 and 40 °C. These results are in agreement with those reported by Rao & Artz (1989) Rao, S. K., & Artz, W. E. (1989). Effect of extrusion on lipid oxidation. Journal of Food Science, 54(6), 1580-1583. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1989.tb05164.x.
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for an extruded corn based mixture with soybean oil addition. Those authors observed a rapid decomposition of peroxides as a result of the high temperatures used, which affected negatively the PV. In despite of that, Alvarez et al. (1990) Alvarez, V. B., Smith, D. M., Morgan, R. G., & Booren, A. M. (1990). Restructuring of mechanically deboned chicken and nonmeat binders in a twin-screw extruder. Journal of Food Science , 55(4), 942-946. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1990.tb01570.x.
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observed a decrease in the PV of an extruded meat based product. This could have indicated that the matrix used might have an influence on the formation of peroxides.

On the other hand, Zadernowskl et al. (1999) Zadernowskl, R., Nowak-Polakowska, H., & Rashed, A. A. (1999). The influence of heat treatment on the activity of lipo- and hydrophilic components of oat grain. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 23(3), 177-191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4549.1999.tb00378.x.
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reported that extrusion processing increased PV in both free fat and bound lipids from oat. Nevertheless, the PV was lower in bounded than in the free fat. According to these authors, the binding of lipids may be an additional factor in the increased shelf life of extruded products.

Shelf life estimation. Although lipid oxidation phenomenon has been studied in many types of foods, little systematic research has been conducted on low-moisture foods recently ( Barden, 2014 Barden, L. M. (2014). Understanding lipid oxidation in low-moisture food (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_2/155
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). Consequently, there is a lack of information about lipid oxidation and its influence on shelf life of extruded snacks and cereal-base products. In our research, the lipid oxidation reactions in the samples had a linear adjustment behavior ( Table 1 ) and therefore, the shelf life estimate was made based on this parameter. Rao & Artz (1989) Rao, S. K., & Artz, W. E. (1989). Effect of extrusion on lipid oxidation. Journal of Food Science, 54(6), 1580-1583. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1989.tb05164.x.
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and Riaz (2004) Riaz, M. N. (2004). Extrusores en las aplicaciones de alimentos. Zaragoza: Acribia. , reported that rancidity can be a spoilage factor in extruded food products.

Table 1
Reaction rates, calculated activation enthalpy (ΔH), activation entropy (ΔS), activation energy (EA), shelf life (ʘ) for 3G snack.

In Figure 1 , it is observed the logarithmic relation between ln [X/(1-X)] and time (days) values, that simulates lipid oxidation of 3G snacks stored in different packaging (A, B and C). It presented a good linear adjustment for a first order reaction, this according to its determination coefficient value (R2), reported in Table 1 .

Figure 1
(○) Stored pellets kinetics at 25 °C and (●) stored pellets kinetics at 40 °C, contained in three different types of packaging: (A) high density polyethylene (HDPE); (B) polypropylene laminated sack covered with Kraft paper; (C) polypropylene laminated sack covered with HDPE.

Similar orders of reaction have been reported in the literature when studying lipid oxidation in different food matrices such as Californian almonds ( Lin et al., 2012 Lin, X., Wu, J., Zhu, R., Chen, P., Huang, G., Li, Y., Ye, N., Huang, B., Lai, Y., Zhang, H., Lin, W., Lin, J., Wang, Z., Zhang, H., & Ruan, R. (2012). California almond shelf life: lipid deterioration during storage. Journal of Food Science, 77(6), C583-C593. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02706.x. PMid:22582861.
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), poultry meet added with natural antioxidants ( Barretto et al., 2003 Barretto, A. C. S., Ida, E. I., Silva, R. S. F., Torres, E. A. F. S., & Shimokomaki, M. (2003). Empirical models for describing poultry meat lipid oxidation inhibition by natural antioxidants. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 16(5), 587-594. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0889-1575(03)00023-1.
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), and vegetable oils (cotton seed, palm and soy) chemically interesterified ( Basturk et al., 2007 Basturk, A., Javidipour, I., & Boyaci, I. H. (2007). Oxidative stability of natural and chemically interesterified cottonseed, palm and soybean oils. Journal of Food Lipids, 14(2), 170-188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4522.2007.00078.x.
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).

The values of k (day-1) for oxidation reactions of lipids in 3G snacks are presented in Table 1 . It was observed an increase of reaction speed (k) based on temperature (°C). The same behavior was observed during the determination of kinetic parameters of virgin olive oil under rancidity conditions ( Gharby et al., 2016 Gharby, S., Harhar, H., Mamouni, R., Matthäus, B., Ait Addi, E. H., & Charrouf, Z. (2016). Chemical characterization and Kinetic parameter determination under Rancimat test conditions of four monovarietal virgin olive oils grown in Morocco. OCL , 23(4), A401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2016014.
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).

The value of EA was higher in 3G snacks stored in package C, with a value of 56.86 kJ mol-1, which will indicate that it is necessary a greater amount of thermal energy to start lipid autoxidation reactions, this compared to the stored pellet in packaging A, where such deterioration reactions will happen more easily because a lower EA (23.12 kJ mol-1) is required. The obtained values of EA for packaging B and C are similar to the ones reported by Yoshii et al. (1999) Yoshii, H., Furuta, T., Itoh, T., Yoshimura, K., Misawa, Y., Hata, N., Kobayashi, H., Linko, Y.-Y., & Linko, P. (1999). Kinetic analysis of the autoxidation of ethyl eicosapentaenoate at different oxygen levels. Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry , 63(4), 662-665. http://dx.doi.org/10.1271/bbb.63.662. PMid:27389101.
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, for the autoxidation of EPA (53.6 kJ mol-1) and DHA (52.1 kJ mol-1).

Formation of the first free radical that initiates the autoxidation reaction needs great amounts of energy (EA around 18 to 146 KJ/mol). This energy comes from applying temperature; from natural irradiation; from the action of singlet oxygen; or from other sources. Less energy is required if there are traces of byproducts of lipid oxidation in the media and in the presence of traces of transition metals such as copper, iron or magnesium ( McClements & Decker, 2000 McClements, D. J., & Decker, E. A. (2000). Lipid oxidation in oil‐in‐water emulsions: impact of molecular environment on chemical reactions in heterogeneous food systems.Journal of Food Science, 65(8), 1270-1282. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2000.tb10596.x.
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; Nawar, 2010 Nawar, W. W. (2010). Lípidos. In O. R. Fennema (Ed.), Química de los alimentos (3rd ed., pp. 270-376). España: Acribia. ). The EA values obtained for the autoxidation of lipids in pellets were found to be within this interval ( Table 1 ). The results showed that pellets are more susceptible to deterioration in packaging A and B, while in packaging C larger activation energy is required which signals a higher degree of protection.

Regarding the entropy of activation results (ΔS), these were -208.83, -121.01 and -101.23 J K-1 mol-1, for packaging A, B and C respectively. A negative value indicates that activated complexes are more ordered or that they have lost freedom degrees of reactant molecules. Therefore, there is a lower probability of the activated complex for lipids oxidation, thence, it will happen at a slower rate ( Avery, 1974 Avery, H. E. (1974). Theory of reaction rates. In H. E. Avery (Ed.), Basic reactions kinetics and mechanisms (chap. 5, pp. 59-70). London: Macmillan Education. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15520-0_5.
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; Farhoosh et al., 2008 Farhoosh, R., Niazmand, R., Rezaei, M., & Sarabi, M. (2008). Kinetic parameter determination of vegetable oil oxidation under Rancimat test conditions. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 110(6), 587-592. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.200800004.
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).

In relation to Q10 value, it is observed that it has increased from 1.33 in packaging A to 2.04 in packaging C. In general, a higher value of Q10 means that a lower temperature change is necessary to induce a change in lipids oxidation speed present in 3G snacks ( Labuza, 1984 Labuza, T. P. (1984). Application of chemical kinetics to deterioration of foods. Journal of Chemical Education, 61(4), 348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ed061p348.
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; Farhoosh et al., 2008 Farhoosh, R., Niazmand, R., Rezaei, M., & Sarabi, M. (2008). Kinetic parameter determination of vegetable oil oxidation under Rancimat test conditions. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 110(6), 587-592. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.200800004.
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). This is correlated to the shelf life of the product, packaging C gives a better protection to 3G snacks stored at 25 °C and 40 °C, of 1.1175 and 0.3868 years, respectively, compared to packaging A and B ( Table 1 ). The value of Q10 of the 3G snack stored in packaging C is similar to the one reported by Farhoosh et al. (2008) Farhoosh, R., Niazmand, R., Rezaei, M., & Sarabi, M. (2008). Kinetic parameter determination of vegetable oil oxidation under Rancimat test conditions. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 110(6), 587-592. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.200800004.
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for the oxidation of olive oil (2.08), which can lead to think they have similar oxidation phenomena. It is important to mention that Taoukis & Labuza (2000) Taoukis, P., & Labuza, T. P. (2000). Resumen: integración conceptual. In R. O. Fenema (Ed.), Química de los alimentos (chap. 17, pp. 1201-1236). Zaragoza: Editorial Acribia. , state that products of low humidity have Q10 values in a range of 1.5 and 10, as it was determined in 3G snacks.

To estimate shelf life, it was used a switching value of 5 mmol peroxide kg oil-1 (10 meq O2 kg-1), in as much as a low peroxide value (<10 meq O2 kg -1) indicates a non-rancid fat, according to Smith & Smith (2011) Smith, S. B., & Smith, D. R. (2011). Analysis of rendered fats. In L. M. Nollet & F. Toldrá (Eds.), Handbook of analysis of edible animal by-products (chap. 3, pp. 37-42). New York: CRC Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b10785-5.
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. The shelf life values obtained show that the most adequate packaging to store pellets and preserve their properties at 25 °C is packaging C, followed by B and A. These results are attributed to the permeability towards O2 present in the materials that constitute the test packaging. Massey (2003) Massey, L. K. (2003). Permeability properties of plastics and elastomers. A guide to packaging and barrier materials (2nd ed., pp. 49). New York: Plastics Design Library. reported permeability values for O2 (O2 ×1011 mL cm cm–2 s–1 cmHg–1) between 5 and 17 for HDPE, and between 9 and 16 for PP at 23 °C and 0% HR.

Kinetic parameters are useful to predict lipid oxidation behavior during heat treatment, storage and distribution ( Tan et al., 2001a Tan, C. P., Man, Y. C., Jinap, S., & Yusoff, M. S. A. (2001a). Effects of microwave heating on changes in chemical and thermal properties of vegetable oils. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 78, 1227-1232. ). Many factors could affect those parameters, such as, e.g., kind (free or bounded lipids) and content of fat, fatty acid composition, presence of antioxidants and prooxidants, metal ions and the biological variability of the raw material ( Zadernowskl et al., 1999 Zadernowskl, R., Nowak-Polakowska, H., & Rashed, A. A. (1999). The influence of heat treatment on the activity of lipo- and hydrophilic components of oat grain. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 23(3), 177-191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4549.1999.tb00378.x.
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; Symoniuk et al., 2017) Symoniuk, E., Ratusz, K., & Krygier, K. (2017). Kinetics parameters of refined and cold-pressed rapeseed oils after oxidation by Rancimat. Italian Journal of Food Science , 29, 276-287. . Regarding to the samples studied in this research, besides the factors mentioned above, it is fundamental to consider the packaging material as well as temperature to reduce the deterioration reactions related to lipid oxidation.

4 Conclusion

The main deterioration factor in pellets was rancidity. The kinetic parameters calculated according to the proposed model allowed for the estimation of the pellets shelf life. The materials that constitute the laminated packaging C (HDPE + PP) and their permeability properties favor the preservation of the food product by hindering the migration of water vapor and oxygen. The addition of an aluminum film to the structure of packaging C and the control of storage conditions (temperature and relative humidity) contribute to the extension of their shelf life. Finally, the estimation of different kinetic parameters such as EA, ΔH and ΔS of activation, might be an important factor to predict the thermal stability of 3G snacks, as well as the most suitable type of packaging to avoid deterioration phenomena.

Abbreviations

h Planck’s constant (6.6260755×10−34 Js) kB Boltzmann’s constant (1.380658×10−23 J K -1)
k reaction rate (days–1) EA activation energy (kJ mol-1)
R gas constant (8.314510 J mol-1 K-1) A pre-exponential factor (days–1)
T absolute temperature (K) ΔH activation enthalpy (kJ mol-1)
t time (days) ΔS activation entropy (J K-1 mol-1)
ʘ shelf life (years)
  • Practical Application: Results of this study showed the most appropriate packaging material for 3G snacks.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    07 Jan 2019
  • Date of issue
    June 2019

History

  • Received
    01 Dec 2017
  • Accepted
    12 Oct 2018
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