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Supercritical carbon dioxide technology: A promising technique for the non- T


thermal processing of freshly fruit and vegetable juices
Eric Keven Silvaa,b, M. Angela A. Meirelesb, Marleny D.A. Saldañaa,∗
a
Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada
b
LASEFI/DEA/FEA (School of Food Engineering)/UNICAMP (University of Campinas), Rua Monteiro Lobato, 80, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-862, Brazil

A R T I C LE I N FO A B S T R A C T

Keywords: Background: The new global trends for consuming natural products rich in bioactive compounds and health-
High-pressure carbon dioxide promoter phytochemicals have increased the modern consumer's interest in fruit and vegetable juices. But, the
Microbial inactivation current technologies based on thermal treatments reduce the nutritional value and degrade sensory attributes of
Enzymatic inactivation these products in relation to the fresh-like juices.
Sensory attributes
Scope and approach: Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC–CO2) technology has emerged as a potential non-thermal
Shelf-life
technology for the inactivation of spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms and endogenous enzymes responsible
for the deterioration of fruit and vegetable juices. Likewise, non-thermal SC-CO2 processing can preserve the
compounds associated with beneficial health effects besides maintaining sensory attributes. Thus, the effects of
the SC-CO2 technology on the microbial and enzymatic inactivation, nutritional compounds, physicochemical
properties, sensory attributes and shelf-life of the fruit and vegetable juices are discussed.
Key findings and conclusions: SC-CO2 technology is a promising technique for the processing of fresh fruit and
vegetable juices in a non-thermal way. SC-CO2 processing is able to inactivate microbial and enzymatic load of
plant-based juices in the temperature range of 35–55 °C and pressure range of 10–60 MPa. SC-CO2 treated juices
are sensorially similar to the fresh-like products with their nutritional value and physicochemical characteristics
very close to the unprocessed juices. Under cold storage conditions, the juices stabilized by SC-CO2 treatment
achieved a microbial shelf-life of at least 20 days with quality attributes of freshly juice, depending on their
processing parameters and type of juice. However, additional studies are required to perform process optimi-
zation, exploring the synergism among its main variables in the same way that economic viability studies are
needed.

1. Introduction diseases, including mental illnesses (Aune et al., 2017; X.; Liu, Yan, Li,
& Zhang, 2016; Mamluk et al., 2017; Wang et al., 2017; Zhan et al.,
The global market for fruit and vegetable juices has increased in the 2017).
last years due to new trends to consume natural beverages and food Conventional thermal technologies, such as pasteurization or ster-
products. Modern consumers are more conscious of the relationship ilization treatments known as high-temperature and short-time (HTST),
between the intake of bioactive compounds obtained from vegetable low-temperature long-time (LTLT), and ultra high temperature (UHT)
matrices with the maintenance of health and well-being. In this sense, processing, have been used to inactivate microorganisms and enzymes
fruit and vegetable juices meet the new worldwide demand. These and thus extend the shelf-life of food products, including fruit and ve-
natural beverages are rich in phytochemical compounds such as phe- getable juices (Alongi, Verardo, Gorassini, & Anese, 2018; Cautela,
nolics (flavonoids, tannins, quinones, among others), alkaloids (beta- Castaldo, & Laratta, 2018; Su et al., 2019). However, thermal treat-
lain, theobromine, theophylline, among others), and terpenoids (car- ments are associated with some undesirable effects on treated juices,
otenoids, monoterpenoids, diterpenoids, triterpenes, sesquiterpenoids, such as physicochemical, nutritional, rheological and sensorial dete-
among others). The health-promoting compounds obtained from plant rioration. Thermal processing results in off-flavors compounds besides
matrices are associated with the prevention of hypertension, type 2 promoting the degradation of nutritional compounds in several natural
diabetes, depression, cancer, cardiovascular and several chronic beverages from fruits and vegetables (Iqbal et al., 2019; Kaushik,


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E-mail addresses: engerickeven@gmail.com (E.K. Silva), maameireles@lasefi.com (M.A.A. Meireles), marleny.saldana@ualberta.ca (M.D.A. Saldaña).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2020.01.025
Received 3 October 2019; Received in revised form 9 January 2020; Accepted 16 January 2020
Available online 23 January 2020
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Gondi, Rana, & Srinivasa Rao, 2015; Putnik et al., 2019). addition, SC-CO2 technology is currently recognized as a fashion en-
The new challenge for the food industry worldwide in the next years vironmentally friendly technology (Sanli, Bozbag, & Erkey, 2012).
is the investment, development, and implementation of non-conven- However, the main advantage that makes SC-CO2 the most applied
tional processing based on non-thermal and emerging technologies, supercritical fluid in several research and production sectors is its low
such as supercritical carbon dioxide (SC–CO2) (Silva, Arruda, Eberlin, critical temperature, which allows the development of non-thermal
Pastore, & Meireles, 2019), high-pressure processing (Wibowo et al., processes.
2019), high-intensity ultrasound (Dolas, Saravanan, & Kaur, 2019), Pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries have a great interest
cold plasma (Šimončicová, Kryštofová, Medvecká; Ďurišová, & in the development of non-thermal processes to increase the value or
Kaliňáková, 2019), pulsed electric field (Evrendilek, 2017), and others. add value to their products. Many drugs used in pharmaceutical for-
Food product innovation has an important role to improve the com- mulations, natural colorants-based cosmetics, and bioactive compounds
petitiveness of the food industry. Large industries represented by their responsible for the nutritional value of the food products are thermally
brands would only resist the changes in the food market through in- labile (Chen et al., 2020; Purohit & Gogate, 2015). Besides, thermal
novations in their production systems by providing safe and high- treatments change the rheological properties and sensory character-
quality products with preserved nutritional and sensory properties si- istics of the products. Therefore, non-thermal processes developed
milar to non-processed foods (Martins, Oliveira, Rosenthal, Ares, & using SC-CO2 technology can increase the overall quality of the pro-
Deliza, 2019). cessed products and preserve their health-promoting properties.
Among many other technological applications, SC-CO2 technology
has emerged as a potential technology for non-thermal processing of 3. Non-thermal SC-CO2 treatment of fruit and vegetable juices
fruit and vegetable juices (Illera, Sanz, Beltrán, et al., 2018; Marszałek,
Skąpska, Woźniak, & Sokołowska, 2015). Several food products and 3.1. General
beverages were stabilized applying high-pressure CO2 treatment
(Amaral et al., 2017; Guimarães, Silva, Freitas, Meireles, & Cruz, 2018). The consumer market demand for fresh-like natural beverages such
SC-CO2 processing was able to inactivate microorganisms and enzymes as fruit and vegetable juices has driven food industries to invest in non-
in liquid food products non-thermally, even using mild temperature thermal technologies. In addition, emerging technologies have gained
conditions (Smigic, Djekic, Tomic, Udovicki, & Rajkovic, 2019). Thus, interest and acceptance as new food processing methods by modern
the development and improvement of this new promising emerging consumers. Among these, SC-CO2 technology has been proposed as a
technology can bring opportunities to innovation in the food produc- promising non-thermal treatment for the production of fruit and ve-
tion sector related to natural beverages like fruit and vegetable juices. getable juices with high-value-added compounds (Benito-Román et al.,
Therefore, the aim of this review was to discuss the potential of the SC- 2019; Murtaza et al., 2019). Various natural beverages were stabilized
CO2 technology as a novel non-thermal treatment for stabilization of using SC-CO2 technology, such as strawberry juice (Marszałek et al.,
fruit and vegetable juices, presenting their fundamentals, advantages, 2015), apple juice (Illera, Sanz, Beltrán, et al., 2018), orange juice
and challenges. In addition, the effects of the non-thermal SC-CO2 (Briongos et al., 2016), beetroot juice (Marszałek, Krzyżanowska, et al.,
processing on the nutritional compounds, physicochemical properties, 2017), and carrot and celery juices (Marszałek, Krzyżanowska,
sensory attributes, and shelf-life of the plant-based juices as well as its Woźniak, & Skąpska, 2016).
microbial and enzymatic inactivation mechanisms were discussed. In relation to other non-thermal emerging technologies that have
gained highlight in recent years such as high-pressure processing (HPP)
2. SC-CO2 technology fundamentals and applications and high-intensity ultrasound (HIUS), SC-CO2 technology has its main
advantage to allow processing at lower temperatures than the HIUS and
Supercritical fluids are pure substances that are above their critical much lower pressures than the HPP. The process temperatures em-
temperature and pressure. In the supercritical phase, pure substances ployed in SC-CO2 treatments are usually below 50 °C. The HIUS pro-
exhibit advantages in relation to other thermodynamic phases (solid, cesses are classified according to the temperature range employed into
liquid, and gas) because their physical and chemical properties are sub-lethal (< 45 °C) and lethal (> 45 °C) (Anaya-Esparza et al., 2017).
between the liquid and gas phase. Besides that, their properties are Aadil et al. (2015) processed grapefruit juice using HIUS technology for
easily adjustable by small changes of temperature and pressure. the inactivation of enzymes, such as pectinmethylesterase (PME), per-
Supercritical fluids have densities similar to the liquids and viscosities oxidase (POD) and polyphenoloxidase (PPO) and microorganisms (total
nearby to the gases. Their diffusion coefficients are greater than those plate count, yeast and mould). The optimal HIUS process condition
presented by liquids. These physical properties combined with their were obtained at 60 °C and 60 min applying 420 W. Saeeduddin et al.
absence of surface tension allow their quick penetration into the cells, (2015) evaluated the HIUS processing of pear juice aiming to inactivate
particles, and polymeric structures (Brunner, 2005). The transport PME, POD and PPO and microorganisms. The HIUS treatment at 65 °C
properties of supercritical fluids make them suitable for various appli- and 525 W for 10 min showed the best results in retention of ascorbic
cations, such as extraction of phytochemical compounds (Moraes, acid and reduction in enzyme activities and complete microorganism
Zabot, & Meireles, 2015; Saldaña et al., 2002, 2015), particle en- inactivation. While SC-CO2 technology works with pressures between 8
gineering loaded with biologically active substances (Rosa, Alvarez, and 60 MPa, HPP requires pressure ranges from 100 to 800 MPa for
Albarelli, Santos, Meireles, & Saldaña, 2020; Saldaña, dos Reis juice processing (Barba et al., 2017). Buerman, Worobo, and Padilla-
Coimbra, & Cardozo-Filho, 2015), impregnation of compounds of in- Zakour (2020) inactivated spoilage fungi employing 600 MPa for 3 min
terest into polymeric matrices (Buratto, Hoyos, Cocero, & Martín, in apple juice. Stinco et al. (2019) treated carrot juice with HPP and
2019), reaction medium (Ciftci & Saldaña, 2012; dos Santos, Meireles, observed that the highest inactivation of POD (31%) and PPO (57%)
& Martínez, 2017), and microbial and enzymatic inactivation was achieved with 600 MPa and 300 MPa, applied in three cycles.
(Marszałek, Krzyżanowska, Woźniak, & Skąpska, 2017). Lower process temperatures and pressures reduce the operational cost
Among the supercritical fluids, SC-CO2 is the most commonly used and initial investment. Moreover, handling the pressurized CO2 system
for different applications in several fields due to its critical properties, is easier and safer than the HPP system.
which are easily achieved. The critical pressure and temperature of the
CO2 are 7.38 MPa and 31.2 °C, respectively. Carbon dioxide presents 3.2. CO2 solubility
advantages such as being inert to oxidation reactions, non-flammable,
non-corrosive, non-toxic, GRAS (generally recognized as safe) solvent, A mechanism explaining how SC-CO2 acts on the microorganisms
and low-cost because it is naturally available in the atmosphere. In and enzymes promoting their inactivation is not still fully understood.

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However, knowledge of CO2 solubility in natural beverages like fruit the high pressure pump. The residence time was adjusted by setting the
and vegetable juices is of great interest for a better understanding of the flow rate of the system (coconut water + CO2) flowing through the
CO2 action as a pasteurization agent (Illera, Sanz, Beltrán, & Melgosa, holding coil. Thus, technical solutions to enhance the CO2 dispersion in
2019). To date, few studies evaluated CO2 solubility in liquid foods or liquid media are needed to improve the enzymatic and microbial in-
model systems similar to the fruit and vegetable juices. activation, aiming to scaling up the process. Several patents have de-
Ferrentino, Barletta, Donsì, Ferrari, and Poletto (2010) studied the scribed methods for the CO2 dispersion in liquid media based on mi-
CO2 solubility in a complex solution of water-malic acid-ascorbic acid- crobubbles (Osajima, Shimoda, Kawano, & Okubo, 1998) and
pectin-glucose-sucrose, simulating the composition of apple juice, and membrane contactor (Sims, 2001).
in a commercial apple juice sample at the pressure and temperature On the other hand, the development of SC-CO2 processing in a
range of 7.5-15.0 MPa and 35–60 °C, respectively. The authors observed pseudo-continuous operational mode could be a promising alternative
that the CO2 solubility was inversely proportional to the glucose and to the non-thermal treatment of natural beverages obtained from fruit
sucrose concentration in both samples. Likewise, organic acids slightly and vegetable juices since the operating time is one of the most im-
affected CO2 solubility in the model system and real apple juice. Illera portant variables for the microbial and enzymatic inactivation. Working
et al. (2019) evaluated the CO2 solubility in apple and carrot juice in in a pseudo-continuous operational mode allows longer processing time
the pressure range from 8 to 20 MPa and in the temperature range from resulting in a better CO2 diffusion into plant material cells than in a
35 to 45 °C. They verified that the presence of sugars led to lower so- continuous mode. In a pseudo-continuous process, two or more high-
lubility values of CO2 in the juices. pressure reactors can work in parallel, simulating a continuous opera-
tional mode behavior. This operational mode enables the simulation of
3.3. Operational modes a continuous operational mode by intercalating the charge/processing/
discharge steps of each reactor. Thus, the fruit or vegetable juice is
The equipment used for SC-CO2 processing of liquid foods is specific simultaneously charged and discharged from the process (Moraes et al.,
to each application and the process may be operated using any opera- 2015).
tional mode, such as batch, semicontinuous or pseudo-continuous and
continuous. For a comprehensive review regarding the operational 3.4. Effects of non-thermal SC-CO2 processing on spoilage and pathogenic
modes of the SC-CO2 processing applied to the pasteurization of liquid microorganisms
products refer to Perrut (2012). Aiming to process large volumes of
natural beverages, the development of a continuous process is highly SC-CO2 processing has been proposed as a novel non-thermal
desirable, however, the continuous systems require long treatment treatment technique for food products aiming to replace the conven-
times besides high pressures (Paniagua-Martínez, Mulet, García- tional technique known as thermal pasteurization. However, many
Alvarado, & Benedito, 2018). conflicts among the hypotheses regarding the microbial inactivation
A continuous high-pressure CO2 system was used to treat orange mechanisms used by this emerging technology are found in the litera-
juice in a non-thermal process at ambient conditions with pressures ture. Spilimbergo, Elvassore, and Bertucco (2002) stated that the
from 14 to 107 MPa, residence times from 3 to 10 min, and CO2/juice modification of the extracellular and intracellular pH is the most
ratios from 0.1 to 1.0. A detailed study was carried out to evaluate the probable effect that causes the microbial inactivation using the SC-CO2
effects of process conditions on microbial inactivation and quality technology. Garcia-Gonzalez et al. (2007) proposed a detailed microbial
properties of the orange juice. Residence time followed by pressure had inactivation mechanism for the process based on SC-CO2 technology.
significant effects on microbial inactivation, whereas CO2/juice ratio The start of the inactivation process depends on the CO2 diffusion time
did not exhibit influence on microbial load. The treatment resulted in a into the microbial cells. The lag phase and generation time of micro-
5-log reduction of the natural flora of spoiled juice, and decreased up to organisms are increased due to exposure to CO2. The proposed me-
5 cycles of pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella typhimurium, chanism corroborates with the results reported in the literature about
and Listeria monocytogenes. Regarding orange juice's quality properties, the strong influence that the processing time has on the microbial in-
the results for the sensory analysis demonstrated that no difference activation. The interaction time between CO2 and the product during
between fresh and treated juice after two weeks of refrigerated storage the SC-CO2 treatment directly influences the microbial inactivation
at 1.7 °C was observed. On the other hand, pectin methylesterase (PME) rates (Ceni et al., 2016). Where high temperatures cannot be employed
was not completely inactivated (Kincal et al., 2006; Kincal et al., 2005). aiming to perform non-thermal processing, the diffusion coefficients
Likewise, Fabroni, Amenta, Timpanaro, and Rapisarda (2010) pro- should be increased, promoting turbulence inside the high-pressure
cessed freshly squeezed blood orange juice using a continuous high- reactor during the inactivation process.
pressure CO2 pilot system at 23 MPa, 36 ± 1 °C, 5.08 L/h juice flow The efficiency of the SC-CO2 technology to inactivate several types
rate, and 3.91 L/h CO2 flow rate, which corresponded to a CO2 mass (g) of microorganisms in different food products has been evaluated over
per juice mass (g) ratio of 0.770. The residence time was 15 min. The the last decades (Amaral et al., 2017; Fleury, Savoire, Harscoat-Schiavo,
total microbial inactivation was achieved at these conditions; however, Hadj-Sassi, & Subra-Paternault, 2018; Omar et al., 2018; Perrut, 2012).
the samples showed a lower inactivation of PME, with an average This review presents relevant information focusing on recent studies
percentage remaining activity of 66.81%. The authors concluded that that used SC-CO2 technology for inactivation of microorganisms in fruit
the continuous SC-CO2 treatment was not a promising alternative to and vegetable juices in the last years (2015–2020). Table 1 presents the
conventional thermal processing but a new mild technology for the last studies regarding SC-CO2 technology as a microbial inactivation
stabilization of blood orange juice. technique of natural beverages. To the best of our knowledge, few
A process alternative to maximize the enzymatic inactivation during studies focusing on microbial inactivation applied to juice processing
SC-CO2 treatment would be to increase the CO2 diffusion through the were made in this period, evidencing how this emerging technology still
plant material cells by promoting good mixing and dispersion of CO2 needs more investments in research and development.
during its contact with the juice. In the continuous system, CO2 and the All studies have demonstrated the non-thermal effects of the SC-CO2
juice were homogenized and pumped before flowing through the high- treatment on microbial inactivation. Silva, Alvarenga, Bargas, Sant'Ana,
pressure reactor. After the pumping step, the system reached the de- and Meireles (2018) evaluated the non-thermal inactivation of Lacto-
sirable pressure condition inside the reactor (Del Pozo-Insfran, Balaban, bacillus casei cells inoculated in apple juice employing up to 55 °C in
& Talcott, 2006). Damar, Balaban, and Sims (2009) processed coconut their SC-CO2 treatments. Lactobacillus casei is known as a spoilage mi-
water using a continuous high-pressure CO2 system. The product and croorganism that promotes the physicochemical and sensory degrada-
liquid CO2 were pumped separately and homogenized before reaching tion of fruit juices. An expressive log reduction of 6.93 cycles was

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achieved at the maximum temperature level in the process conditions of

Spilimbergo, and Nicoli (2017)


10 MPa, 30 min, and 70% CO2/juice (v/v) ratio in relation to the total
volume of the high-pressure reactor. The authors explained that the
Marszałek et al. (2015)

Porębska et al. (2017)

Torabian et al. (2018)


smallest thermal treatment known is the thermization, a sub-

Manzocco, Plazzotta,
Silva et al. (2018)
pasteurization treatment of the raw milk, in which the milk is heated
between 57 and 68 °C for 10–20 s. Therefore, 55 °C could still be
considered for the development of non-thermal processing. Likewise, a
Reference

moderate log reduction of 3.52 cycles was obtained at 35 °C, 15 MPa,


10 min, and CO2/juice (v/v) ratio of 40%, demonstrating that lower
temperatures and faster process may be used for the inactivation of a

5.23 and 5.38-log reduction of mesophilic bacteria and


Up to 6.93 log reduction was observed at 10 MPa, 55 °C,
(50 °C) and up to 3.5 log reduction at thermal condition
Inactivation of 1.0 log cycle at non-thermal condition

lower microbial load. Fruits and vegetables naturally carry a microbial

yeasts, respectively, were achieved at 18 MPa, 45 °C


Up to 3.7 log reduction was observed in mesophilic

load after their harvest containing enteric pathogens such as Escherichia

Lactic acid bacteria and yeast were completely


coli, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., and other pathogens besides
endogenous microorganisms responsible for the product degradation

inactivated at 12 MPa, 35 °C, and 10 min


(Esteban-Cuesta et al., 2018; Kechero, Baye, Tefera, & Tessema, 2019).
bacteria at 60 MPa, 45 °C, and 30 min

In this sense, food processing using any technology for the microbial
30 min and 70% CO2 volume ratio

inactivation assumes the use of high-quality raw materials.


Microbial inactivation results

Several studies have reported the SC-CO2 treatment efficiency on


the inactivation of microorganisms in their form of vegetative cells (Li,
Wang, Zhu, Xu, & Hu, 2013; Neagu, Borda, & Erkmen, 2014; Sara
Spilimbergo & Ciola, 2010). However, studies where an expressive in-
activation of their spores only applying SC-CO2 in a non-thermal pro-
and 90 min

cess are still scarce (Noman et al., 2018). Many studies have reported
(75 °C)

spores inactivation using SC-CO2 technology by associating this tech-


nology with ethanol as a cosolvent (Park, Choi, Kim, & Kim, 2013),
peracetic acid (Sikin, Walkling-Ribeiro, & Rizvi, 2016), and nisin (Silva,
Araujo, Souza Ferreira, & Kieckbusch, 2016). Casas, Valverde, Marín-
Pressure: 10–60 MPa Temperature: 35–65 °C

Pressure: 10–20 MPa Temperature: 35–55 °C

Process time: 15–150 min CO2 volume ratio:


Pressure: 8–18 MPa Temperature: 35–45 °C

Pressure: 6–18 MPa Temperature: 20–45 °C

Iniesta, and Calvo (2012) evaluated the effect of the high-pressure CO2
Temperature: 50 and 75 °C Process time:

processing on the inactivation of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores in


apple cream at pressure levels of 10, 15, and 35 MPa and a temperature
range from 30 to 80 °C. The authors observed a log reduction up to 4
CO2 volume ratio: 10–70%

cycles at 30 °C and 10 MPa. On the other hand, Porębska, Sokołowska,


Process time: 10–30 min

Process time: 10–30 min


Experimental conditions

CO2 volume ratio: 72%

CO2 volume ratio: 30%

Skąpska, and Rzoska (2017) also assessed the inactivation of Alicyclo-


* The percentage of CO2 volume was evaluated in relation to the total volume of the high-pressure reactor.
Process time: 30 min

bacillus acidoterrestris spores in apple juice using SC-CO2 technology. A


CO2 volume ratio:
Pressure: 60 MPa

non-thermal and thermal treatment was applied to the natural beverage


at 50 °C and 75 °C, respectively. They observed that in a non-thermal
20–40 min

way, an inactivation of 1.0 log cycle was reached while up to 3.5 log
95.83%

reduction was possible employing the higher temperature. However,


Effect of SC-CO2 processing on microbial inactivation in different fruit and vegetable juices.

the authors used a CO2/juice ratio of 30% in relation to the total vo-
lume of the high-pressure reactor. The CO2/juice (v/v or w/w) ratio
Operational mode

process variable has been neglected in SC-CO2 batch and continuous


processes. Many studies fixed the volume relationship between the CO2
and high-pressure reactor. Therefore, studies focusing on the SC-CO2
Batch

Batch

Batch

Batch

Batch

process optimization with all variables (pressure, temperature, proces-


sing time/residence time, and CO2/juice ratio) are still needed to in-
crease the inactivation rate of spores in fruit and vegetable juices.

3.5. Effects of non-thermal SC-CO2 processing on endogenous enzymes


Vegetative cells

Vegetative cells

Vegetative cells

Vegetative cells
microorganism
Form of the

After postharvest, processing of fruits and vegetables, most en-


Spores

dogenous enzymes still remain in their active form. Therefore, the en-
zymatic inactivation in fruit and vegetable tissues using SC-CO2 tech-
nology is a critical step to prevent the degradation and changes in the
Mesophilic bacteria, yeasts and

Mesophilic bacteria, yeasts and

quality aspects of juices during storage, for instance, enzymatic


Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris

bacteria, yeasts and moulds

browning and off-flavors formation. Thus, a high enzymatic inactiva-


Mesophilic and lactic acid

tion level is required aiming to guarantee the maintenance of the sen-


sory attributes and nutritional value similar to the fresh juices (Benito-
Lactobacillus casei

Román, Sanz, Illera, Melgosa, & Beltrán, 2019; Marszałek et al., 2016).
Microorganism

Enzymes are biocatalysts with their structures based on proteins


that present a high affinity to a specific substrate. The inactivation
moulds

moulds

mechanism of enzymes is associated with the disruption of interactions


responsible for their secondary and tertiary structures. Heat, chemicals
and high-pressure are the main inductors of the protein denaturation,
Strawberry

Elderberry

however, the mechanisms are substantially different. High-pressure


Table 1

Apple

Apple

Apple
Juice

treatments affect mainly the tertiary and quaternary structures of en-


zymes. The protein denaturation induced by high-pressure occurs due

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Table 2
Effect of SC-CO2 processing on endogenous enzyme inactivation in different fruit and vegetable juices.
Juice Enzyme Operational mode Experimental conditions Enzymatic inactivation results Reference

Apple PPO Batch Pressure: 10 and 25 MPa Temperature: 40 and 55 °C Process PPO was inactivated up to 80% at 25 MPa and 40 °C and 95% at 25 MPa and 55 °C Murtaza et al. (2019)
time: 20 min
CO2 volume ratio:

Quince PPO Batch Pressure: 20 MPa Temperature: 25–65 °C Process time: 20 min Total inactivation of PPO was reached at 65 °C and up to 35% residual activity was Iqbal et al. (2018)
CO2 volume ratio: observed at 55 °C

Apple PPO and PME Batch Pressure: 10–20 MPa Temperature: 35–45 °C Process time: PPO and PME inactivation rate increased with pressure and temperature. PME was Illera et al. (2018)
0–120 min CO2 volume ratio: 60% more resistant compared to PPO

Tomato PG, and PME Batch Pressure: 8.5–20 MPa Temperature: 35–55 °C Process time: PME was nearly complete inactivated at 55 °C and 20 MPa while PG was found to be Illera et al. (2018)
0–120 min CO2 volume ratio: 60% more resistant

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Orange PME Batch Pressure: 10–30 MPa Temperature: 35–45 °C Process time: PME inactivation degree increased with pressure and temperature. After 60 min, PME Briongos et al. (2016)
3–60 min CO2 volume ratio: was effectively inactivated at 40 °C and 30 MPa

Beetroot PPO, POD, PG, and Batch Pressure: 10–60 MPa Temperature: 31–55 °C Process time: The lowest decimal reduction time was observed for PG and the highest for POD Marszałek et al. (2017)
PME 10–30 min CO2 volume ratio: 88%

Strawberry PPO and POD Batch Pressure: 10–60 MPa Temperature: 35–65 °C Process time: The process resulted in the total inactivation of PPO and on average 85% inactivation Marszałek et al. (2015)
10–30 min CO2 volume ratio: 72% of POD

Apple PPO and POD Batch Pressure: 10–60 MPa Temperature: 35–65 °C Process time: PPO and POD inactivation kinetics significantly depended on process parameters as Marszałek et al. (2017)
10–30 min CO2 volume ratio: 90% well as the origin of enzymes (commercial or endogenous)

Carrot and celery PPO, POD, PG, and Batch Pressure: 10–60 MPa Temperature: 31–55 °C Process time: The lowest and highest decimal reduction time was observed for PE and PG in celery Marszałek et al. (2016)
PME 10–30 min CO2 volume ratio: 88% juice were 200 and 1645 min, respectively

* PME: pectin methylesterase; POD: peroxidase; PPO: polyphenol oxidase; PG: polygalacturonase.
**The percentage of CO2 volume was evaluated in relation to the total volume of the high-pressure reactor.
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to water penetration into the protein structure. Water penetration into indicator of the processing severity and maintenance of the product
the protein matrix leads to conformational transitions resulting in its quality (Aguilar, Garvín, Ibarz, & Augusto, 2017). The main process
unfolding (Fernández-Lucas, Castañeda, & Hormigo, 2017). Marszałek condition responsible for nutritional degradation is associated with
et al. (2019) compared the effects of SC-CO2 and HPP on structural high processing temperatures due to the thermal sensitivity of several
changes and activity loss of oxidoreductive enzymes such as POD and phytochemical compounds, however, other process conditions such as
PPO. The authors observed differences in the inactivation behavior high-pressures and high-shear stress may also result in degradation of
between both enzymes, but a lesser degree for the same enzyme sub- bioactive compounds in fruit and vegetable juices (Dolas et al., 2019).
mitted to the different treatments. They explained that the differences Non-thermal SC-CO2 processing allows the preservation of nutritional
are related to their properties such as chemical structure and molecular compounds mainly due to the use of lower temperature even in com-
weights and highlighted the influence of the disruptive mechanism parison to the other non-thermal emerging technologies such as HPP
associated with the two techniques applied to the enzyme structures. and HIUS (Bhattacharjee, Saxena, & Dutta, 2019).
Murtaza et al. (2019) evaluated the PPO inactivation in fresh apple Oulé, Dickman, and Arul (2013) evaluated the influence of the SC-
Malus domestica juice using SC-CO2 technology. The authors demon- CO2 treatment at 25 MPa and 40 °C on the ascorbic acid retention in
strated the effects of the SC-CO2 on the conformational changes in PPO. freshly squeezed orange juice in comparison to conventional thermal
From the conformational maps of protein structures, they showed that processing carried out at 90 °C for 60 s. The orange juice treated with
the increase of the pressure and temperature results in the loss of α- SC-CO2 retained 88% of its ascorbic acid content in relation to the
helix conformation and concluded that SC-CO2 caused dissociation, untreated sample, while the thermally processed juice preserved only
conformation and aggregation in PPO. 57% of its ascorbic acid content.
Table 2 presents the recent findings reported in the literature in the Silva, Arruda, et al. (2019) and Silva, Guimarães, et al. (2019) en-
last years (2015–2020) for the effects of SC-CO2 processing on the en- riched apple juice with inulin, a prebiotic carbohydrate, and subjected
zymatic inactivation of fruit and vegetable juices. Among the enzymes this functional beverage to the non-thermal SC-CO2 processing em-
inactivated are pectin methylesterase (PME), peroxidase (POD), poly- ploying a constant temperature of 35 °C at pressure levels of 10, 15, and
galacturonase (PG), and polyphenol oxidase (PPO). These endogenous 20 MPa for 10 min. The effects of the SC-CO2 treatments were com-
deteriorative enzymes are associated with changes in color, flavor, pared to the untreated beverage regarding phenolic compounds (pro-
consistency, juice cloud, and nutritional losses in plant-based products. tocatechuic acid, rutin, and chlorogenic acid), sugars (fructose, glucose,
On the other hand, the inactivation of enzymes such as lipoxygenase sorbitol, and sucrose), and organic acids (citric and malic acid). The SC-
(LOX) and hydroperoxide lyase (HPL) was not evaluated. LOX has an CO2-treated samples did not present differences in their nutritional
important role in the degradation of carotenoids by a co-oxidation profile in relation to the unprocessed inulin-enriched apple juice. Be-
mechanism in the presence of free fatty acids. Likewise, HPL is re- sides that, the inulin molecular chain was not broken into short chain
sponsible for the flavor stability of fruit and vegetable juices (Rodrigo, fructooligosaccharides units, evidencing the capacity of the SC-CO2
Jolie, Loey, & Hendrickx, 2007). technology to preserve the chemical structure of prebiotic compounds.
From the results presented in Table 2 for the enzymatic inactivation The influence of the SC-CO2 processing on the anthocyanin stability,
of fruit and vegetable juices using SC-CO2 technology, some remarks such as pelargonidin-3-glucoside, pelargonidin-3-rutonoside, and cya-
are highlighted. All studies have demonstrated the importance of the nidin-3-glucoside, in strawberry juice was studied by Marszałek et al.
mild temperature conditions on the inactivation of endogenous en- (2015). They compared the untreated juice with the samples processed
zymes. The effectiveness of enzymatic inactivation seems to be at 45 °C for 30 min for the pressure levels of 30 and 60 MPa. The an-
achieved only under temperature conditions very close to the limit of thocyanins, pelargonidin-3-rutonoside and cyanidin-3-glucoside , were
what is meant as a non-thermal process, i.e. 55 °C. CO2 solubility into chemically stable to SC-CO2 treatment, however, pelargonidin-3-guco-
fruit and vegetable juices depends on mass transfer coefficients. Besides side was slightly degraded at the high-pressure level in comparison to
the temperature increase, the CO2 diffusion coefficients can be im- the unprocessed strawberry juice.
proved by promoting high turbulence levels inside the reactor during
the SC-CO2 treatment. Moreover, the variety of fruit and vegetable has 3.6.2. Physicochemical and physical properties
an important role in enzymatic inactivation. Different varieties for the SC-CO2 processing such as other high-pressure treatments promotes
same fruit or vegetable can present enzymes with different resistance to the homogenization of the fruit and vegetable juices, resulting in
high-pressure carbon dioxide treatment. modifications in their rheological behavior as well as particle size dis-
Illera, Sanz, Trigueros, Beltrán, and Melgosa (2018) studied the tribution and microstructure (Amaral et al., 2018; Silva, Guimarães,
PME and PG inactivation in tomato juice using SC-CO2 technology. Costa, Cruz, & Meireles, 2019). The beverage during the pressurization
They evaluated the effects of pressure (8.5–20 MPa), and temperature and depressurization step under CO2 high-pressure conditions flows
(35–55 °C) on the inactivation kinetics from 0 to 120 min, using a CO2/ quickly inside the reactor and through valves and tubing, increasing
juice ratio of 60% in relation of the total volume of the high-pressure significantly its velocity. Thus, the beverage is submitted to the high
reactor. Nearly complete inactivation of the PME (1.5 ± 0.5%) was shear stress besides the cavitation phenomenon, which promotes high
obtained at 55 °C and 20 MPa after 90 min of treatment, however, in turbulence in the system, improving the homogenization and particle
this same process condition, PG was more resistant, presenting residual size reduction. The high mechanical stress deforms the cell fragments
activities of around 60 ± 2%. from fruit and vegetable, resulting in changes in their shape and surface
area (Augusto, Ibarz, & Cristianini, 2012). Illera, Sanz, Beltrán, et al.
3.6. Effects of non-thermal SC-CO2 processing on quality parameters (2018) evaluated the effects of SC-CO2 batch treatment on the particle
size distribution of cloudy juice from Golden delicious apples. They
3.6.1. Nutritional compounds compared the non-thermal SC-CO2 processing at 45 °C and 20 MPa for
In addition to microbial and enzymatic inactivation, a novel natural 60 min with the untreated fresh juice using the average diameter cal-
beverage stabilization treatment must preserve the nutritional proper- culated based on the average diameter of a sphere of similar area,
ties of the fruit and vegetable juices. The ascorbic acid, carotene, lutein, known as the Sauter mean diameter (D32), and average diameter of a
lycopene and phenolic compound contents are widely used by the food sphere of the same volume, known as the Brouckere diameter (D43).
industry to define the nutritional value of the natural beverages The unprocessed apple juice had D32 = 1.7 ± 0.1 μm and
(Fernandez, Bengardino, Jagus, & Agüero, 2020; Gao et al., 2019; D43 = 109 ± 3 μm and their values were 0.21 ± 0.01 μm and
González, Vegara, Martí, Valero, & Saura, 2015). In particular, the re- 2.4 ± 0.2 μm, respectively, after the SC-CO2 treatment. Moreover, the
tention of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in juices has been used as a reliable volume-based particle size distribution was narrowed. The distribution

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width index was reduced from 26 ± 7 to 5.8 ± 0.1. important role in the marketing potential of the fruit and vegetable
On the other hand, no significant changes were observed in physi- juices. Few studies evaluated the shelf-life of natural juices processed by
cochemical and physical properties such as soluble solid content, pH, ξ- SC-CO2 technology, regarding microbial quality and other parameters
potential, titratable acidity, and color parameters in fruit and vegetable (Fabroni et al., 2010; Ferrentino, Plaza, Ramirez-Rodrigues, Ferrari, &
juices processed using SC-CO2 technology (Briongos et al., 2016; Balaban, 2009; Torabian et al., 2018; Zou et al., 2016).
Ferrentino & Spilimbergo, 2017; Gasperi et al., 2009; Illera, Sanz, Zou et al. (2016) compared the shelf-life of the mulberry Morus alba
Trigueros, Beltrán, & Melgosa, 2018; Murtaza et al., 2019; Silva et al., L. juice processed by SC-CO2 technology (15 MPa/55 °C/10 min), HPP
2019). The maintenance of these physicochemical and physical prop- (500 MPa/5 min), and the conventional thermal treatment (110 °C/
erties corroborates with obtaining processed juices similar to fresh-like 8.6 s) during 28 days of storage at 4 °C and 25 °C. The SC-CO2 treated
products after the SC-CO2 processing. Illera, Sanz, Beltrán, et al. (2018) juice at the evaluated process conditions resulted in a shorter shelf-life
also demonstrated that the pH values, color parameters and ξ-potential in comparison to the other treatments, considering the microbial
of the cloudy juice from Golden delicious apples did not modify after the quality, however, it retained more phenols and anthocyanins due to its
SC-CO2 treatment. Liu, Hu, Zhao, and Song (2012) processed water- non-thermal effects. Under refrigerated conditions, SC-CO2 treated
melon juice using SC-CO2 technology at 50 °C and evaluated the effects mulberry juice resulted in acceptable microbial levels even after 21
of pressure (10, 20, and 30 MPa) and processing time (15, 30, 45, and days of storage, presenting a count of 2.80 ± 0.02 and 2.03 ± 0.1
60 min) on the physicochemical properties of the beverage. The SC-CO2 log10 CFU/mL of mesophilic bacteria and yeasts and moulds, respec-
treatment at all process conditions evaluated did not change the pH tively.
values and soluble solids content of the watermelon juice. Fabroni et al. (2010) evaluated the shelf-life of freshly squeezed
blood orange juice processed at 13 MPa and 36 ± 1 °C using 0.385 g
3.6.3. Sensory attributes CO2/g juice. The microbial quality was analyzed performing the count
The consumer demand for high organoleptic quality food products of mesophilic bacteria and spoilage microorganisms that typically
such as fresh-like products are increasing worldwide every year. One of contaminate orange juice. The profile method based sensory analyses
the main advantages associated to the SC-CO2 processing is the pre- using a trained panel were carried out to determine the quality para-
servation of sensory attributes of the processed product due mainly to meters of the juice such as freshness, flavor, acidity, bitterness, sweet-
non-thermal treatment. Overall, the literature regarding the effects of ness, off-flavor, color, intensity of taste, and intensity of the scent
SC-CO2 technology on the sensory properties as well as the acceptance during cold storage. Both analyses, microbial and sensorial quality,
of the non-thermally processed juices by the consumers is still scarce. were performed right after processing (time zero) and every 5 days
Most studies published in recent years have focused on process en- under cold storage at 4 ± 1 °C for 30 days. The samples achieved a
gineering aspects, aiming to improve the microbial and enzymatic in- shelf-life of at least 20 days of refrigerated storage. Regarding nutri-
activation. Few studies have demonstrated the effects of the SC-CO2 tional value, the ascorbic acid and total anthocyanin contents were kept
technology on the sensory quality of fruit and vegetable juices (Amaral constant, similar to the fresh juice, in this cold storage time. The au-
et al., 2018; Cappelletti et al., 2015; Damar et al., 2009; Fabroni et al., thors suggested that freshly squeezed blood orange juice treated with
2010; Gasperi et al., 2009; Gunes, Blum, & Hotchkiss, 2005; Oulé et al., SC-CO2 technology was a novel product for a new market segment
2013). within a retail framework for freshly squeezed juices with a 20-day
Cappelletti et al. (2015) compared the SC-CO2 treatment and shelf-life.
thermal processing to stabilize the fresh coconut water and their effects Marszałek et al. (2018) assessed the influence of pressure levels of
on the sensory quality. The optimal SC-CO2 process conditions of 10, 30, and 60 MPa (45 °C/30 min) on the long-term cold storage of SC-
pressure, temperature, and processing time were 12 MPa, 40 °C, and CO2-treated cloudy apple juice. The authors demonstrated that the
30 min, respectively, for a log reduction of 5 cycles in mesophilic mi- phenolic compounds chemical stability during the cold storage was
croorganisms, lactic acid bacteria, yeasts and moulds and a log reduc- influenced by the pressure applied in the juice treatment since higher
tion of 7 cycles of total coliforms. Thermal processing was performed at polyphenol retention was achieved when a higher pressure was used.
90 °C for 1 min. At this process condition, the coconut water natural Also, SC-CO2 treatment inhibited the browning reactions in stored
microbial flora was completely inactivated. The sensory analysis com- apple juice. The total color differences of the samples after 10 weeks did
pared the coconut water processed by SC-CO2 technology versus the not exceed 20 units, whereas untreated juice after 15 h had 40 units.
conventional thermal treatment with the untreated fresh coconut water. They concluded that SC-CO2 treatment may be a promising innovative
Sensory analysis was carried out using a comparative descriptive flash process to increase the phytochemical, nutritional, and physicochem-
profiling by a panel of 16 trained judges to assess how the non-thermal ical quality of cloudy apple juices.
process based on SC-CO2 technology and thermal processing affected Iftikhar, Wagner, and Rizvi (2014) processed orange juice with
sensory properties. According to the spider plot of the average profile of addition of ethanol to SC-CO2 at 2% (v/v). They verified a maximum
the coconut water samples for each sensory attribute, such as sweet- PME inactivation of 97% at 30 MPa and 40 °C for 60 min. The SC-CO2-
ness, acidity, butter, cardboard, cooked, floral, hazelnut, toasted bread, treated orange juice after 14 days of cold storage at 4 °C maintained
and others, the sample treated with SC-CO2 technology presented a PME activity at the same value right after its processing. Thus, SC-CO2
profile similar to the untreated fresh coconut water while the thermally treatment resulted in a stabilized juice with similar qualities to fresh
processed sample had formation of off-flavor compounds. juice.
Amaral et al. (2018) studied the effects of the SC-CO2 processing on
the sensory attributes of whey-grape juice drink processed at pressure 4. Critical observations
levels of 14, 16, and 18 MPa in a non-thermal way (35 °C) for 10 min in
comparison to HTST-treated sample (72 °C for 15 s). All samples were The main process variables impacting the SC-CO2 performance on
evaluated according to a 9-point hedonic scale (9 = extremely liked; the microbial and enzymatic inactivation of the fruit and vegetable
5 = neither liked nor disliked; and 1 = extremely disgusted). The fifty juices are pressure, temperature, processing time/residence time and
consumers aged 16–38 years were asked to score the attributes such as the CO2/juice ratio. CO2 solubility into juices is a key property to the
aroma, texture, appearance, and overall impression. The beverages success of the SC-CO2 technology as a non-thermal process. Thus, the
thermally treated exhibited the lowest scores in almost all attributes. application of technical solutions to enhance CO2 dispersion in the li-
quid media is required. Likewise, most studies performed to date have
3.6.4. Shelf-life still not evaluated the synergic effects among the main process vari-
In addition to the previous quality parameters, shelf-life has an ables. The CO2/juice ratio has been neglected as a process variable as

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