Cysteine as an Inhibitor of Browning in Pear Juice Concentrate

Abstract

ABSTRACT Pear juice concentrates were prepared from juices treated with 0–2 mM cysteine and color changes of the concentrates were observed during storage at 1°, 21°, and 38°C for 6 months. Initial browning of the concentrates were eliminated by the cysteine treatment of the pear juice. Rate of browning of the concnetrates increased with increasing storage temperature and decreasing cysteine concentration. Cysteine concentration of the concentrates decreased during storage and the rate of decrease was a function of storage temperature. Cysteine appeared to retard the Maillard reaction in the concentrates. No deleterious changes in flavor intensity were noted in the stored cysteine‐treated concentrates.