Research Article

Journal of Food Quality Thermal Degradation of Plum Anthocyanins: Comparison of Kinetics from Simple to Natural Systems

Table 2

Estimated kinetic parameters (rate constant (k) and activation energy Ea) of anthocyanins thermal degradation in plum juices.

JuiceTemperature °Ck·10−2 (min−1)R2t1/2 (h)Ea (kJ/mol)R2

PW500.18 ± 0.01a0.996.27 ± 1.1542.40 ± 6.870.90
700.23 ± 0.020.855.01 ± 0.57
900.52 ± 0.050.942.18 ± 0.23
1000.87 ± 0.110.851.32 ± 0.10
1101.08 ± 0.070.981.06 ± 0.16
1202.87 ± 0.470.940.40 ± 0.02

PCA500.04 ± 0.010.7525.08 ± 1.2840.70 ± 4.250.99
700.11 ± 0.010.9710.03 ± 0.98
900.23 ± 0.020.875.01 ± 0.57
1000.34 ± 0.050.763.34 ± 1.04
1100.46 ± 0.040.892.50 ± 0.69
1201.17 ± 0.110.90.98 ± 0.15

PS500.36 ± 0.01a0.933.13 ± 0.1523.03 ± 3.530.91
700.46 ± 0.080.922.50 ± 0.15
900.59 ± 0.110.851.92 ± 0.10
1001.05 ± 0.120.961.09 ± 0.09
1101.35 ± 0.170.930.85 ± 0.06
1201.54 ± 0.120.880.74 ± 0.09

PM500.11 ± 0.08a0.7410.03 ± 0.3835.99 ± 3.600.96
700.34 ± 0.070.833.34 ± 0.16
900.57 ± 0.050.912.00 ± 0.23
1001.03 ± 0.120.961.11 ± 0.09
1101.10 ± 0.140.931.04 ± 0.08
1201.17 ± 0.250.960.98 ± 0.04

PN508.21 ± 3.490.960.14 ± 0.00314.19 ± 2.390.92
7010.93 ± 1.690.990.10 ± 0.006
9013.04 ± 1.390.990.08 ± 0.001
10014.64 ± 2.090.990.07 ± 0.005
11020.92 ± 0.500.990.05 ± 0.002

aStandard errors.