<b>Rheological properties of ternary mixtures of yellow fruits</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v35i3.16096

• Main Authors: Charles Windson Isidoro Haminiuk, Gabriel Alves de Oliveira, Evandro Bona, Bogdan Demczuk Junior, Dayane Rosalyn Izidoro, Agnes de Paula Scheer
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2013-06-01
• Series: Acta Scientiarum: Technology
• Subjects: rheology; apparent viscosity; temperature; fruits
• Online Access: http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciTechnol/article/view/16096

<p class="aresumo">In this work, the rheological behaviour of ternary mixtures of orange juice, pineapple and mango pulps was studied using response surface methodology. The flow curves were adequately described by the Herschel–Bulkley rheological model. All the ternary mixtures studied presented a change in the rheological parameters with an increase in temperature, and the majority of the formulations were shear-thinning fluids. The rheological responses were influenced by different pulp proportions and different temperatures (20 or 60^oC). The quadratic and cubic models used to fit the responses were considered suitable owing to the high values of the coefficient of determination.</p> <p class="apalavrachave"> </p>