Physicochemical properties of pH, °Brix and color parameters of the grapefruit juice sufficiently pasteurized by different IEF treatmentsa.
| Treatment conditions | pH | °Brix | L* | a* | b* | ΔE* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Untreated sample | 3.77 ± 0.00a | 11.2 ± 0.00a | 71.22 ± 0.04d | 4.21 ± 0.04c | 33.25 ± 0.03c | — |
| 900 V, 300 s, T0 = 20 °C | 3.77 ± 0.00a | 11.2 ± 0.04a | 71.37 ± 0.04c | 4.58 ± 0.11b | 33.50 ± 0.12b | 0.47 ± 0.07d |
| 900 V, 400 s, T0 = 10 °C | 3.77 ± 0.01a | 11.3 ± 0.09a | 71.51 ± 0.11bc | 4.79 ± 0.08ab | 33.61 ± 0.06b | 0.74 ± 0.12c |
| 1800 V, 240 s, T0 = 20 °C | 3.78 ± 0.02a | 11.3 ± 0.06a | 71.69 ± 0.06b | 4.83 ± 0.08ab | 33.72 ± 0.11ab | 0.91 ± 0.08b |
| 1800 V, 180 s, T0 = 40 °C | 3.76 ± 0.02a | 11.4 ± 0.06a | 71.72 ± 0.15ab | 4.88 ± 0.12a | 33.86 ± 0.14a | 1.03 ± 0.18ab |
| 2700 V, 180 s, T0 = 20 °C | 3.78 ± 0.01a | 11.5 ± 0.05a | 72.14 ± 0.12a | 4.96 ± 0.10a | 33.94 ± 0.04a | 1.37 ± 0.05a |
The conducted frequency of the induced electric field is 300 Hz. Different superscript lowercase letters in the same column indicate the significant difference at a level of 0.05.