Volume 53, Issue 12 p. 2738-2747
Original Article

Inactivation of lipoxygenase in soybean by radio frequency treatment

Yiming Jiang

Yiming Jiang

State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

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Shukun Wang

Shukun Wang

State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

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Fang He

Fang He

State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

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Qilei Fan

Qilei Fan

State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

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Yanli Ma

Yanli Ma

State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

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Wenxu Yan

Wenxu Yan

School of Internet of Things Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

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Yali Tang

Yali Tang

State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

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Ruijin Yang

Ruijin Yang

State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

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Wei Zhao

Corresponding Author

Wei Zhao

State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122 China

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First published: 29 July 2018
Citations: 33

Summary

Polyunsaturated fatty acids are oxidised to generate beany flavour under catalysis of lipoxygenase (LOX). Using conventional thermal treatment to inactivate LOX lead to a serious nutritional and functional loss in soybean products due to the prolonged exposure to the high-temperature environment. Radio frequency (RF) is a different type of heating technology that sample is heated inside and outside at the same time with deep penetration. RF treatment was proposed to process soybean to rapidly inactivate LOX while remaining the quality and functional properties of soybean product. The results showed that the inactivation rate of LOX subjected to RF treatment for 210 s was 94.30%, as compared with 3.08% under conventional thermal treatment (110 °C) for the same duration. Functional properties of soybean protein isolate (SPI) after RF treatment were much higher than that of SPI with conventional thermal treatment. Analysis of the volatile compounds of soy milk indicated that the relative concentration of hexanal decreased from 521 to 116 μg L−1 and that of 1-hexanol decreased from 271 to 6.99 μg L−1. Therefore, RF treatment could better improve the sensory properties of soy milk.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no competing financial interest.