Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 667-678.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20240261

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Preparation of fermented Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) pulp and its functional activity and flavor quality

XIA Si1,2(), FANG Xiangjun2, WU Weijie2, LIU Ruiling2, CHEN Huizhi2, NIU Ben2, GAO Haiyan2,*()   

  1. 1. College of Food Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
    2. Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Logistics and Processing of Fresh Products, Key Laboratory of Post-Harvest Handling of Fruits, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Postharvest Preservation and Processing of Vegetables (Co-Construction by Ministry and Province), Key Laboratory of Postharvest Preservation and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables, China National Light Industry, Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
  • Received:2024-03-19 Online:2025-03-25 Published:2025-04-02

Abstract:

Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) has high nutritional value and unique flavor. In this study, Lactobacillus plantarum was used to ferment bayberry pulp, and the optimal fermentation process was investigated using one-way and orthogonal tests, and the effects of different fermentation levels on the functional components, antioxidant capacity and flavor components of bayberry pulp were analyzed. The results showed that the optimal fermentation process of bayberry pulp was as follows: solid-liquid ratio of 2∶1, initial pH of 6.0, alginate addition amount of 8%, and bacterial addition amount of 0.8%. After 48 h of fermentation under these process conditions, the content of functional compounds in bayberry pulp was significantly (P<0.05) increased, as the contents of total phenols, total flavonoids and total anthocyanosides reached 1.83 μmol·mL-1, 5.54 mg·mL-1 and 31.56 μg·mL-1, respectively; and the antioxidant activity was also significantly enhanced, with the DPPH radical scavenging rate, ABTS+ radicals scavenging rate, hydroxyl radical scavenging rate and total antioxidant capacity being 80.30%, 83.95%, 65.97% and 24.20 mmol·L-1, respectively. Gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS) and principal component analysis showed that the relative contents of alcohols, aldehydes and olefins increased in the fermented bayberry pulp, and the pulp fermented for 48 h retained the fruity, woody and fatty flavors of bayberry with the best quality.

Key words: Chinese baybeery (Myrica rubra), Lactobacillus plantarum, fermentation process, high antioxidant activity, gas chromatography-ion mobility spectroscopy (GC-IMS)

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