Production and Optimisation of Fermented Pumpkin-Based Mature Coconut Water Kefir Beverage Using Response Surface Methodology
2024
Wee Yin Koh | Xiao Xian Lim | Ban Hock Khor | Babak Rasti | Thuan Chew Tan | Rovina Kobun | Utra Uthumporn
Fermentation of pumpkin puree and mature coconut water using water kefir grains is a potential method for producing a novel functional non-dairy-based probiotic drink. In the present study, response surface methodology based on Box–Behnken design (RSM-BBD) was used to optimise fermentation temperature and substrates’ concentrations. The optimised fermentation temperature, pumpkin puree, and brown sugar concentrations of pumpkin-based mature coconut water kefir beverage (PWKC) were 27 °C, 20%, and 10% <i>w</i>/<i>v</i>, respectively. The optimised PWKC (PWKC<sub>opt</sub>) obtained an overall acceptability (OA) score of 4.03, with a desirable <i>Lactobacillus</i> count (6.41 Log CFU/mL), 0.68% <i>v</i>/<i>v</i> lactic acid content, 31% of water kefir grains’ biomass growth rate, and fermentation time (to reach pH 4.5) of 4.5 h. The optimized beverage, PWKC<sub>opt</sub>, contained 3.26% proteins, 2.75% dietary fibre, 2186.33 mg/L of potassium, 180.67 mg/L phosphorus, and 137.33 mg/L calcium and had a total phenolic content of 89.93 mg GAE/100 mL, flavonoid content of 49.94 mg QE/100 mL, and carotenoid content of 33.24 mg/100 mL, with antioxidant activity (FRAP: 169.17 mM Fe(II)/100 mL, IC<sub>50</sub> value of DPPH free radicals scavenging activity: 27.17 mg/mL). Water kefir microorganisms in PWKC<sub>opt</sub> remained stable for at least 56 days at 4 °C. Therefore, PWKC<sub>opt</sub> might potentially serve as a value-added product, offering a basis for sustainable development within both the coconut and pumpkin industries.
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