The Application of Osmodehydrated Tomato and Spinach in Ready-to-Eat Mixed Salad Products: Design, Development, and Shelf Life Study

Author:

Katsimichas Alexandros1ORCID,Dimopoulos George1ORCID,Dermesonlouoglou Efimia1,Taoukis Petros1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 15780 Athens, Greece

Abstract

Osmotically dehydrated cherry tomatoes and spinach leaves were incorporated into Greek salad-type (including OD-treated and air-dried feta cheese trimmings and air-dried olive rings) and green salad-type (including OD-treated and air-dried feta cheese trimmings and roasted ground peanuts) ready-to-eat (RTE) product prototypes, respectively. The osmotic dehydration of cherry tomatoes and spinach leaves was conducted in a pilot scale setting (100 L) in a 60% glycerol-based solution at 35 °C and 25 °C for 180 min and 60 min, respectively. To quantify the moisture transfer between the three ingredients of different moisture content (and water activity), the moisture equilibrium curves for each ingredient of the RTE product were determined. The equilibrium water activity of RTE products was 0.86 and 0.76, respectively. The quality of the RTE products (more specifically, tomato and spinach color and texture, instrumentally measured and sensorially perceived, sensory characteristics) was evaluated. The shelf life of the prototypes (from 4 °C to 20 °C) was kinetically modeled based on sensory deterioration and microbial growth, using the zero-order kinetic model and the Gompertz model, respectively. In the case of the tomato-based product, a shelf life of 54 days (based on sensory deterioration) was achieved at 4 °C, a shelf-life extension of 40 days compared to untreated, fresh-cut tomato. The shelf life of the spinach-based product (based on sensory deterioration) was 36 days at 4 °C, 30 days longer when compared to untreated spinach. Our results indicate that osmotic dehydration was successful in significantly extending the shelf life of such products, contributing to the increased temperature resilience of their keeping quality and allowing for their distribution and storage in a variable cold chain.

Funder

General Secretariat for Research and Innovation of the Ministry of Development and Investments

Publisher

MDPI AG

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