Color Development Characteristic and Kinetic Modeling of Maillard Reaction in Membrane-Clarified Sugarcane Juice During Vacuum Evaporation Process

This study systematically investigated the evolution of color values and the reaction kinetics of the Maillard reaction in membrane-clarified sugarcane juice during the vacuum evaporation process, providing a theoretical basis for pigment regulation in white sugar production. Content changes in the...

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Main Authors: Meiyi Han, Hongkui Zhao, Zhihua Liu, Jing Liu, Xi Liu, Fangxue Hang, Kai Li, Caifeng Xie
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-06-01
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Hongkui Zhao
Zhihua Liu
Jing Liu
Xi Liu
Fangxue Hang
Kai Li
Caifeng Xie
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Hongkui Zhao
Zhihua Liu
Jing Liu
Xi Liu
Fangxue Hang
Kai Li
Caifeng Xie
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description This study systematically investigated the evolution of color values and the reaction kinetics of the Maillard reaction in membrane-clarified sugarcane juice during the vacuum evaporation process, providing a theoretical basis for pigment regulation in white sugar production. Content changes in the reactants (sucrose, glucose, fructose, and free amino acids), the precursors of melanoidins including 3-deoxyglucosone, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, glyoxal, methylglyoxal, carboxymethyl lysine, and melanoidin, were monitored during the thermal processing of membrane-clarified sugarcane juice (MCSJ), and the reaction mechanism was investigated via kinetic modeling. The zero-level, first-level, and second-level kinetic models could represent the change in L* and b*, and the zero-level kinetic model best fit the change in a* and ΔE*. The multi-response kinetics revealed that the main pathway of melanoidins in MCSJ model systems was that glucose and fructose were mutually isomerized into 1,2-enediol to generate 3-DG and then degraded to produce 5-HMF. Subsequently, 5-HMF further reacted to produce melanoidins.
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spelling doaj-art-a13bcd288e9f40ba9e14a6913c8de85d2025-06-25T13:51:16ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582025-06-011412213610.3390/foods14122136Color Development Characteristic and Kinetic Modeling of Maillard Reaction in Membrane-Clarified Sugarcane Juice During Vacuum Evaporation ProcessMeiyi Han0Hongkui Zhao1Zhihua Liu2Jing Liu3Xi Liu4Fangxue Hang5Kai Li6Caifeng Xie7College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaCollege of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaCollege of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaCollege of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaCollege of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaCollege of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaCollege of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaCollege of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, ChinaThis study systematically investigated the evolution of color values and the reaction kinetics of the Maillard reaction in membrane-clarified sugarcane juice during the vacuum evaporation process, providing a theoretical basis for pigment regulation in white sugar production. Content changes in the reactants (sucrose, glucose, fructose, and free amino acids), the precursors of melanoidins including 3-deoxyglucosone, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, glyoxal, methylglyoxal, carboxymethyl lysine, and melanoidin, were monitored during the thermal processing of membrane-clarified sugarcane juice (MCSJ), and the reaction mechanism was investigated via kinetic modeling. The zero-level, first-level, and second-level kinetic models could represent the change in L* and b*, and the zero-level kinetic model best fit the change in a* and ΔE*. The multi-response kinetics revealed that the main pathway of melanoidins in MCSJ model systems was that glucose and fructose were mutually isomerized into 1,2-enediol to generate 3-DG and then degraded to produce 5-HMF. Subsequently, 5-HMF further reacted to produce melanoidins.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/12/2136sucroseceramic membrane filtrationMaillard reactionmelanoidins
spellingShingle Meiyi Han
Hongkui Zhao
Zhihua Liu
Jing Liu
Xi Liu
Fangxue Hang
Kai Li
Caifeng Xie
Color Development Characteristic and Kinetic Modeling of Maillard Reaction in Membrane-Clarified Sugarcane Juice During Vacuum Evaporation Process
Foods
sucrose
ceramic membrane filtration
Maillard reaction
melanoidins
title Color Development Characteristic and Kinetic Modeling of Maillard Reaction in Membrane-Clarified Sugarcane Juice During Vacuum Evaporation Process
title_full Color Development Characteristic and Kinetic Modeling of Maillard Reaction in Membrane-Clarified Sugarcane Juice During Vacuum Evaporation Process
title_fullStr Color Development Characteristic and Kinetic Modeling of Maillard Reaction in Membrane-Clarified Sugarcane Juice During Vacuum Evaporation Process
title_full_unstemmed Color Development Characteristic and Kinetic Modeling of Maillard Reaction in Membrane-Clarified Sugarcane Juice During Vacuum Evaporation Process
title_short Color Development Characteristic and Kinetic Modeling of Maillard Reaction in Membrane-Clarified Sugarcane Juice During Vacuum Evaporation Process
title_sort color development characteristic and kinetic modeling of maillard reaction in membrane clarified sugarcane juice during vacuum evaporation process
topic sucrose
ceramic membrane filtration
Maillard reaction
melanoidins
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/12/2136
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