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Rheological behavior of plant-based beverages

Abstract

The aim of this research was to study the rheological behavior of a plant-based beverage made of Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) and Baru (Dipteryx alata Vogel) and a nut-based beverage made of Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) and Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) at the temperatures of 25, 45 and 80 °C. Experimental data were adjusted to the models of Newton, Ostwald-de Waele, Herschel Bulkley and Bingham. The formulations of the beverages were obtained from a simplex-centroid design, based on the panelists acceptance in the sensorial evaluation. Rheological behavior showed no differences between the beverages and rheological data were best fit to Ostwald-de Waele model, at the three temperatures for both beverages, presenting a non-Newtonian behavior, with a pseudoplastic characteristic (n <1). In general, the nut-based beverage made of Brazil nut and Macadamia presented lower values than a plant-based beverage made of Brazil nut and Baru for an apparent viscosity, at the three temperatures, requiring less tension to flow.

Keywords:
non-dairy milk; Brazil nut; Macadamia; Baru; lactose free

1 Introduction

Vegetable water-soluble extracts, also known as plant-based beverages, are protein products of plant origin defined by as

[…] food obtained from protein parts of plant species, and may be presented in granules, powder, liquid or other forms, except for those that are unconventional for food, and may be added with other ingredients as long as they do not discolor the product (Brasil, 2005Brasil, Ministério da Saúde, Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária. (2005, Setembro 22). Regulamento técnico para produtos protéicos de origem vegetal (Resolução RDC nº 268, de 22 de setembro de 2005). Diário Oficial [da] República Federativa do Brasil.).

For the most part, they require the addition of hydrocolloids that act as thickening or gelling agents to improve the stability of the product (Gazola, 2014Gazola, M. B. (2014). Caracterização de polpas e bebidas à base de extrato hidrossolúvel de soja, amora, pitanga e mirtilo - análises reológicas, fitoquímicas, físico-químicas, microbiológicas e sensoriais (Dissertação de mestrado). Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Pato Branco.).

The stability of the product or its structure during storage is described by rheology, mainly for emulsions and other dispersions (Steffe, 1996Steffe, J. F. (1996). Rheological methods in food process engineering. Michigan: Freeman Press.), being one of the main problems faced by the food industry, since the destabilization of these interfaces, may alter the sensory properties and consequent compromise the acceptability of the product (Azeredo, 2012Azeredo, H. M. C. (2012). Fundamentos de estabilidade de alimentos (2. ed). Brasília: EMBRAPA.).

The knowledge of the rheological properties of food plays a fundamental role in the development of new products, in the dimensioning and operation of equipment involved in its processing, as well as in the quality control of products and processes. It also studies the influence of formulation components and relates the structure of the products with their rheological characteristics (Zheng et al., 2017Zheng, J., Wu, J., Dai, Y., Kan, J., & Zhang, F. (2017). Influence of bamboo shoot dietary fiber on the rheological and textural properties of milk pudding. Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + Technologie, 84, 364-369. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2017.05.051.
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).

The behavior of the fluids is described through rheological models, which relate shear stress to the shear rate of the fluid (Oliveira et al., 2008Oliveira, K. H., Souza, J. A. R., & Monteiro, A. R. (2008). Caracterização reológica de sorvetes. Food Science and Technology, 28(3), 592-598. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-20612008000300014.
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). In the literature, there are several rheological models and their choice is a function of the characteristics of the fluid. The model is considered appropriate to describe the behavior of the fluid when it provides the best adjustments of the experimental data (Silva, 2014Silva, L. T. S. (2014). Propriedades termofísicas e comportamento reológico do leite e do soro de búfala (Dissertação de mestrado). Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Itapetinga.).

Nowadays, many studies have been carried out focused on soybean water soluble extract, which was the pioneer vegetable used in the preparation of vegetable water soluble extracts, popularly known as soy milk (Ribeiro et al., 2016Ribeiro, J. E. S., Sant’ana, A. M. S., Sousa, J. R. T., Queiroga, R. C. R. E., Silva, F. L. H., Santos, C. A. C., El-Aouar, A. A., & Beltrão Filho, E. M. (2016). Influence of variable water-soluble soy extract and inulin contents on the rheological, technological and sensory properties of grape-flavored yogurt-like beverages made from caprine milk. International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, 6(4), 21-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.9790/9622-0604042133.
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; Alhendi et al., 2018Alhendi, A., Yang, W., Goodrich-Schneider, R., Sims, C., Marshall, S., & Sarnoski, P. J. (2018). Sensory evaluation and flavour analysis of soymilk produced from lipoxygenase-free soya beans after modified processes and pulsed light treatment. International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 53(6), 1434-1441. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.13721.
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). Many other types of raw material can be used, such as almonds, nuts, rice, oats, among others (Sethi et al., 2016Sethi, S., Tyagi, S. K., & Anurag, R. K. (2016). Plant-based milk alternatives an emerging segment of beverages: a review. Journal of Food Science and Technology, 53(9), 3408-3423. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13197-016-2328-3. PMid:27777447.
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). Some studies were carried out, in laboratory scale, to obtain Brazil nut water-soluble extract (Cardarelli & Oliveira, 2000Cardarelli, H. R., & Oliveira, A. J. (2000). Conservação do Leite de Castanha-do-Pará. Scientia Agrícola, 57(4), 617-622. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0103-90162000000400004.
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; Ferberg et al., 2002Ferberg, I., Cabral, L. C., Gonçalves, E. B., & Deliza, R. (2002). Efeito das condições de extração no rendimento e qualidade do leite de Castanha-do-Brasil (Bertholletia excelsa) despeliculada. Boletim CEPPA, 20(1), 75-88.). However, there are no reports in the literature of studies that aim to obtain the water-soluble extract of Brazil nut and Baru and water-soluble extract of Brazil nut and Macadamia.

Considering the need to understand the fluid rheology, the aim of this paper was to study the rheological behavior of the following plant-based beverages: plant-based beverage made of Brazil nut and Baru (EHCBB) and nut-based beverage made of Brazil nut and Macadamia (EHCBM).

2 Material and methods

2.1 Processing of the nut-based beverages

In pre-tests, the best formulations of plant-based beverages were defined through a simplex-centroid design, using the acceptance of the panelists in the sensorial tests. One beverage was prepared with 69.1% (w/w) of water, 9.2% (w/w) of Brazil nut and 21.7% (w/w) of Baru and for the other extract with 70.0% (w/w) of water, 15.0% (w/w) of Brazil nut and 15.0% (w/w) of Macadamia. The processing of both beverages followed the methodology described by Santos (2015)Santos, M. G. (2015). Avaliação de estabilidade do extrato hidrossolúvel de castanha-do- brasil (Bertholletia excelsa) (Dissertação de mestrado). Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia..

To obtain the beverages, unpeeled nuts and seeds were sanitized in 300 ppm chlorinated water for 30 minutes and rinsed with 10 ppm chlorinated water solution and then added in an industrial blender (LSR 25, Siemsen, Brusque, SC) water at 45 °C, previously pasteurized at 80 °C/25 minutes, and the sanitized nuts mixed (in the ratio defined for each extract) and shredded for 10 minutes to obtain a product of homogeneous consistency.

The homogeneous product obtained from the mixture was centrifuged (VCC-7000, Vicini, China), resulting in two coproducts, the water-soluble extract (liquid phase) and the wet residue of the nuts and seeds (solid phase). After the centrifugation step, the water-soluble extract obtained was submitted to a heating process at 85 °C and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) was added with the preservatives: citric acid, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate, all in a proportion of 0.05% (w/v) and 10% (w/v) crystal sugar, expressed in sucrose.

The additivation was necessary to give greater physical and physical-chemical stability to the product, increase its biological stability and improve the sensorial characteristics, especially the flavor. It should be emphasized that the additives used in the formulation of the product met the concentrations established in the legislation for coconut milk (Brasil, 2013Brasil, Ministério da Saúde, Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária. (2013, Março 6). Dispõe sobre a aprovação de uso de aditivos alimentares para produtos de frutas e de vegetais e geleia de mocotó (Resolução RDC n° 8 de 06 de março de 2013). Diário Oficial [da] República Federativa do Brasil.).

Subsequently, homogenization was carried out for 5 minutes and the beverages were packed in 220 ml glass bottles with crown cap and pasteurized at 80 °C for 25 minutes, and finally stored under refrigeration (4 ± 2 °C).

2.2 Rheological analysis

Shear stress and apparent viscosity were obtained by a concentric cylindrical roller rheometer, model MCR 101 (Anton Parr GmbH, Ostfildern, Germany), using three continuous ramps (ascending, descending and ascending) and a shear rate ranging from 0 to 500 s-1, in order to eliminate the thixotropy.

Data from the third ascending ramp were used in the statistical analysis and experimental measurements were performed in triplicate at different temperatures, 25 °C (ambient temperature), 45 °C (temperature at the blending stage) and 80 °C (pasteurization temperature). The temperatures were defined in order to provide rheological data of the products aiming at a possible application on an industrial scale, based on its relevance in sizing of equipment and piping.

2.3 Statistical analysis

The data obtained in the rheology were adjusted using Statistica software version 7.1 (Microsoft, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States) to the Newton, Ostwald-de Waele, Herschel- Bulkley and Bingham models, described in Equations 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively (Table 1). Coefficient of determination (R2), relative mean error (P) and root mean square error (RQME) were used as criterion for selecting the best models.

Table 1
Mathematical models for fluid flow and their equations.

3 Results and discussion

In Table 2 are shown the rheological parameters of the beverages, as well as the respective coefficients of determination (R2) and the errors calculated for each model at different temperatures.

Table 2
Rheological and statistical parameters of the nut-based beverages obtained for rheological models at the temperatures of 25 °C, 45 °C and 80 °C.

After the adjustments’ evaluation, all models presented high values ​​for the determination coefficient, R2 > 0.948 for EHCBB and R2 > 0.967 for EHCBM, but this parameter alone is not enough to indicate adequately the best model (Madamba et al., 1996Madamba, P. S., Driscoll, R. H., & Buckle, K. A. (1996). The thin layer drying characteristic of garlic slices. Journal of Food Engineering, 29(1), 75-97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0260-8774(95)00062-3.
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). Thus, analyzing errors are necessary to select the best model. If the relative mean (P) error values ​​are less than 10%, and the more the root mean square error (RQME) approaches zero, the closer the prediction approaches of the experimental data so the model is considered appropriate to fit the data satisfactorily (McLaughlin & Magee, 1998McLaughlin, C. P., & Magee, T. R. A. (1998). The determination of sorption isotherm and the isosteric heats of sorption for potatoes. Journal of Food Engineering, 35(3), 267-280. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0260-8774(98)00025-9.
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).

In this sense, the Ostwald-de-Waele model, also known as Power Law, and the Herschel-Bulkley model were the ones that best fit the parameters established at all temperatures for both beverages.

Although the Herschel-Bulkley and Ostwald-de-Waele models presented a better fit than the other models, the Herschel-Buckley model showed at all temperatures evaluated in the EHCBB rheology study, negative values ​​for the initial shear stress (τ0), which is the minimum shear stress required for the fluid to start flowing (Sousa et al., 2014Sousa, E. P., Queiroz, A. J. M., Figueirêdo, R. M. F., & Lemos, D. M. (2014). Rheological behavior and effect of temperature of pequi pulp at different concentrations. Brazilian Journal of Food Technology, 17(3), 226-235. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1981-6723.1214.
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), which demonstrates a physical inconsistency. The same behavior was observed for the EHCBM, at temperatures of 25 ºC and 45 ºC, therefore, these estimates do not match the physical meaning of the parameter. At 80 °C for EHCBM, the same parameter was estimated in 0.059 (Pa) which is very small and may have little or no effect on a possible piping design for a product processing plant.

Therefore, Ostwald-De-Waele model provided a better adjustment to the experimental data obtained at the temperatures of 25 °C, 45 °C and 80 °C, for both plant-based beverages. These results are in agreement with those obtained by Moreira et al. (2010)Moreira, R. W. M., Madrona, G. S., Branco, I. G., Bergamasco, R., & Pereira, N. C. (2010). Avaliação sensorial e reológica de uma bebida achocolatada elaborada a partir de extrato hidrossolúvel de soja e soro de queijo. Acta Scientiarum Technology, 32(4), 435-438. that used the Ostwald-De-Waele model to properly describe the rheological behavior of the chocolate drinks made of soybean water soluble extract and cheese whey at the studied temperatures.

A flow behavior index different of the unit (n = 1) indicates a non-Newtonian behavior of the fluid. If n <1.0, the fluid is defined as pseudoplastic, whereas for n> 1.0 is known as dilatant (Borges et al., 2017Borges, S. F., Pires, V. P., Sampaio, R. M., & Vélez, H. A. V. (2017). Study of the rheological behavior and stability of cupuaçu pulp (Theobroma grandinflorum). Revista Brasileira de Iniciação Científica, 4(6), 61-75.). The experimental results for the EHCBB showed values ​​of flow behavior index (n) ranging from 0.657 to 0.723 for the Ostwald-De-Waele model and ranging from 0.633 to 0.720 for the Herschel-Buckley model corroborates the pseudoplastic character of the beverage.

The values ​​obtained from the EHCBM flow behavior index ranged from 0.710 to 0.825 for the Ostwald-De-Waele model and from 0.669 to 0.832 for the Herschel-Buckley model, confirming the pseudoplastic characteristic of the beverage. In addition, it was possible to observe the effect of the temperature on the flow behavior index which increased with the elevation of temperature, for both beverages in the used models.

Rodrigues et al. (2003)Rodrigues, R. S., Gozzo, A. M., & Moretti, R. H. (2003). Comportamento reológico de extratos de grãos, farinha integral e isolado protéico de soja. Boletim CEPPA, 21(2), 367-378. http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/cep.v21i2.1171.
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studying the rheological parameters at 25 °C of the soybean water-soluble extract found values ​​of k = 2.08 and n = 0.69, characterizing as non-newtonian and pseudoplastic behavior. Similar result (n = 0,592) was observed by Lopes et al. (2019)Lopes, M., Duarte, C. M., Nunes, C., Raymundo, A., & Sousa, I. (2019). Flow Behaviour of Vegetable Beverages to Replace Milk. In F. J. Galindo-Rosales, L. Campo-Deaño, A. M. Afonso, M. A. Alves & F. T. Pinho. Proceedings of the Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IBEREO 2019) (pp. 83-87). Porto, Portugual: Springer. studying UHT nut beverage at 20 °C, corroborating the results found in this study.

The consistency index (K) is related to the degree of resistance to fluid flow (Sousa et al., 2017Sousa, S. F., Queiroz, A. J. M., Figueirêdo, R. M. F., & Silva, F. B. (2017). Rheological behavior of whole and concentrated noni pulp. Brazilian Journal of Food Technology, 20, 1-10.). It is observed, for both plant-based beverages, that it decreases as the temperature rises indicating that beverages become less consistent with the increase of temperature. This behavior was also verified by Moreira et al. (2010)Moreira, R. W. M., Madrona, G. S., Branco, I. G., Bergamasco, R., & Pereira, N. C. (2010). Avaliação sensorial e reológica de uma bebida achocolatada elaborada a partir de extrato hidrossolúvel de soja e soro de queijo. Acta Scientiarum Technology, 32(4), 435-438. in chocolate drink elaborated with soybean water-soluble extract and cheese whey. Lopes et al. (2019)Lopes, M., Duarte, C. M., Nunes, C., Raymundo, A., & Sousa, I. (2019). Flow Behaviour of Vegetable Beverages to Replace Milk. In F. J. Galindo-Rosales, L. Campo-Deaño, A. M. Afonso, M. A. Alves & F. T. Pinho. Proceedings of the Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IBEREO 2019) (pp. 83-87). Porto, Portugual: Springer. studying different UHT nut beverage at 20 °C found K = 0.038 for nut beverage, K = 0.358 for coconut beverage, K = 0.047 for hazelnut beverage and K = 0.065 for almond beverage.

Bernat et al. (2015)Bernat, N., Cháfer, M., Rodríguez-García, J., Chiralt, A., & González-Martínez, C. (2015). Effect of high pressure homogenisation and heat treatment on physical properties and stability of almond and hazelnut milks. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 62(1), 488-496. adjusted the flow data at 25 °C of almond (Prunus amygdalus L. dulcis) water-soluble extract and hazelnut (Corylus avellana) water-soluble extract to the Herschel-Buckley model and found values ​​for the consistency index (K) of 6.2.10-3 and 1.1.10-3 (Pa.sn), and for the flow behavior index (n) of equals to 1.18 and 1.08, respectively. The difference between the values ​​found by Bernat et al. (2015)Bernat, N., Cháfer, M., Rodríguez-García, J., Chiralt, A., & González-Martínez, C. (2015). Effect of high pressure homogenisation and heat treatment on physical properties and stability of almond and hazelnut milks. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 62(1), 488-496. with those of this study can be justified by the different raw materials used for preparing the plant-based beverages, water and nuts and seeds ratio, as well as the use of sodium carboxymethylcellulose in the formulation of the beverages.

The results show that there is a non-linear relationship between the shear rate and the shear stress (Figure 1), evidencing a typical characteristic of non-Newtonian fluid and pseudoplastic behavior (Chhabra & Richardson, 2008Chhabra, R. P., & Richardson, J. F. (2008). Non-Newtonian flow and applied rheology: engineering applications (2. ed.). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.).

Figure 1
Reograms of the nut-based beverages obtained from the relationship between deformation rate and shear stress at 25, 45, 80 ºC.

It is observed in both beverages that at the lower temperatures correspond the higher values ​​of viscosity, denoted by the highest position of the curves in the relationship between shear stress and strain rate. In general, the lower values ​​for the shear stress at a given fixed shear rate are observed for the nut-based beverage made of Brazil nut and Macadamia, indicating that the apparent viscosity is lower in these extracts.

In Figure 2 is shown the relationship between apparent viscosity (ηap) and shear rate for the beverages. An increase in the shear rate caused the decrease of the apparent viscosity, which indicates a characteristic behavior of a non-Newtonian pseudoplastic fluid, confirming the results observed in values ​​referring to the flow behavior indices. Lee et al. (2019)Lee, Y., Dias-Morse, P. N. & Meullenet J. F. (2019). Effect of rice variety and milling fraction on the starch gelatinization and rheological properties of rice milk. Food Science and Technology, Ahead of Print. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/fst.17118.
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observed the same behavior studying Bengal rice milk.

Figure 2
Apparent viscosity of the plant extracts as a function of the deformation rate at 25 °C, 45 °C and 80 °C.

Analyzing the viscosities of the beverages (Figure 2), it was observed a decrease when the temperature increased, that can be explained by the use of the stabilizer carboxymethylcellulose, which according to Selomulyo & Zhou (2007)Selomulyo, V. O., & Zhou, W. (2007). Frozen bread dough: Effects of freezing storage and dough improvers. Journal of Cereal Science, 45(1), 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2006.10.003.
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, solutions with carboxymethylcellulose tend to be highly viscous and stable, but the viscosity decreases during heating. Mathias et al. (2013)Mathias, T. R. S., Andrade, K. C. S., Rosa, C. L. S., & Silva, B. A. (2013). Rheological evaluation of different commercial yoghurts. Brazilian Journal of Food Technology, 16(1), 12-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1981-67232013005000004.
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verified the rheological behavior of different commercial yoghurts, which, independently of the thickeners used, all yogurt samples analyzed showed a non-Newtonian and pseudoplastic fluid behavior, since there was a decrease in viscosity as a function of the increase in the applied shear rate.

Many authors have observed similar behavior for the rheological study of coconut milk, characterizing it as a pseudoplastic fluid (Tangsuphoom & Coupland, 2005Tangsuphoom, N., & Coupland, J. (2005). Effect of heating and homogenization on the stability of coconut milk emulsions. Journal of Food Science, Raleigh, 70(8), 499-470. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb11516.x.
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; Jirapeangtong et al., 2008Jirapeangtong, K., Siriwatanayothin, S., & Chiewchan, N. (2008). Effects of coconut sugar and stabilizing agents on stability and apparent viscosity of high-fat coconut milk. Journal of Food Engineering, 87(3), 422-427. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2008.01.001.
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; Tipvarakarnkoon et al., 2010Tipvarakarnkoon, T., Einhorn-Stoll, U., & Senge, B. (2010). Effect of modified Acacia gum (SUPER GUMTM) on the stabilization of coconut o/w emulsions. Food Hydrocolloids, 24(6-7), 595-601. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2010.03.002.
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).

From the industrial point of view, the decrease of the apparent viscosity facilitates the flow of the beverages and the heat exchange during the processing. The nut-based beverage made of Brazil nut and Macadamia presented lower values ​​for the apparent viscosity, in all the studied conditions, requiring less shear rate to flow compared to plant-based beverage made of Brazil nut and Baru, as can be proven by the Bingham model.

It is known that the lower the viscosity of a fluid, the lower the head loss during flow, reducing power costs with pumping and consequently, production costs (Bezerra et al., 2013Bezerra, C. V., Silva, L. H. M., Costa, R. D. S., Mattietto, R. A., & Rodrigues, A. M. C. (2013). Rheological properties of tropical juices. Brazilian Journal of Food Technology, 16(2), 155-162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1981-67232013005000020.
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). The rheological characteristic observed for the beverages demonstrates that the behavior is typical of most food fluids in the food industry. This characteristic can provide the application of the products in the existing equipment and processes, and there is no need to develop new ones, facilitating their large-scale processing in the packaging systems already available in the market.

4 Conclusion

The characterization of the rheological behavior showed no differences between the plant-based beverages. The Ostwald-de-Waele model was the best evaluated to describe the beverage behavior, thus, the plant-based beverages were classified as non-Newtonian fluids with pseudoplastic character (n <1), a characteristic that is ideal to provide the application of the products in existing equipment and processes, facilitating its large scale processing.

The addition of carboxymethylcellulose has contributed to the increase of the product’s stability and viscosity, however the viscosity index decreases with the temperature increasing.

The nut-based beverage made of Brazil nut and Macadamia presented the lowest values ​​for shear stress at a given fixed shear rate under all studied conditions, indicating that the apparent viscosity is lower in these extracts, requiring less shear stress for flowing. This fact should be considered in any piping and pump design.

Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to FAPEG (Research Foundation of the State of Goiás, Brazil) for the concession of a scholarship to Kamilla Soares Silva and to CAPES (Coordination and Improvement of Higher Level or Education Personnel) for the concession of a scholarship to André Luiz Borges Machado.

  • Practical Applications: The data presented in this work can be applied in equipment and piping design and quality control.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    20 Dec 2019
  • Date of issue
    June 2020

History

  • Received
    02 Apr 2019
  • Accepted
    06 Oct 2019
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