Absorption of Aroma Volatiles of Orange Juice into Laminated Carton Packages Did Not Affect Sensory Quality

Abstract

Orange juice was stored in glass bottles and polyethylene/barrier material laminated cartons at 4°C for 24 wk. Studies were carried out on the absorption of 19 orange juice aroma compounds (e.g ethyl butyrate, d-limonene) into low density polyethylene (LDPE). Sensory evaluations were performed on the same orange juice in different packages over the storage period. A reduction of d-limonene of up to 50% by absorption into the LDPE inside coating was observed. However, an experienced sensory panel did not distinguish between orange juice stored in glass bottles and polyethylene laminated cartons.

Orange Juice Quality After Treatment by Thermal Pasteurization or Isostatic High Pressure

“…Recent research indicates that the adsorption of peel oil volatiles by film polymers may not affect the sensory quality of orange juices (12,13). It is therefore unlikely that differences in recoverable oil measurements affected sensory results of heated vs pressurized juices ( Table 1).…”

Time-temperature study of the kinetics of migration of diphenylbutadiene from polyethylene films into aqueous foodstuffs

“…The sorption of components by the food packaging, has been the most studied interaction phenomenon regarding orange juice. It was established that several components like free fatty acids and aroma volatiles could be absorbed by the polymer from the orange juice (Pieper & Petersen, 1995;Pieper, Borgudd, Ackermann, & Fellers, 1992;Willige, Van Linssen, Legger-Huysman, & Voragen, 2003).…”

Characterization of PLA-limonene blends for food packaging applications

“…Is the most abundant monocyclic monoterpene in nature and represents more than 90% of orange peel oil, being the most important residue in the citrus industry [12]. The limonene diffusion through packaging has been widely studied in different food contact materials such as polyethylene (PE) [13], low density polyethylene (LDPE) [14], high density polyethylene (HDPE), polystyrene (PS) [15] and PLA [15,16]. Furthermore, the sorption of aroma compounds through packaging materials have been reported recently by Salazar et al, (2012) [17], who found a plasticization effect of PLA films by aroma compounds after the sorption studies.…”