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Ngangoum Eric Serge1*, Nguemneng Tchauembo Paule Cynthia2, Wiyeh Claudette Bakisu Muala3, Djiazet Steve4 & Tonfack Djikeng Fabrice5
1School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Catholic University Institute of Buea, Cameroon
2School of Engineering, Catholic University Institute of Buea, Cameroon
3Department of Process Engineering, University of Ngaoundere, Cameroon
4Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Cameroon
5Department of biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Buea, Cameroon
*Correspondence to: Dr. Ngangoum Eric Serge, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Catholic University Institute of Buea, Cameroon.
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Abstract
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) pulp, a by-product of cocoa beans processing, constitute about 10% of total cocoa beans, which is rich in micronutrients and macronutrients mostly sugars. Saccharomyces cerevisiae was used for wine fermentation which last for 15 days. One batch of wine was fermented with Monodora myristica essential oil as additive and another without additive. Fresh extracted juice was taken as control. The physicochemical, microbiological, antioxidant and sensorial properties of wines produced from fresh cocoa pulp juice were assessed. The fermented beverages were found to have an alcoholic percentage of 7.16±0.06 for the wine produced without additive (WPA) and 8.01±0.05 for the wine sample fermented in the presence of essential oil (WFE). The amount of total soluble sugars was found to decrease after the juice fermentation. The total phenolic compounds of both wines were estimated as 248.83±1.24 and 271.53±1.71mg EGA/L respectively for WPA and WPE. Positive correlations were recorded between the total phenolic content and the antioxidant activity. The produced wines exhibited radical scavenging activities of 50.81±0.87% for WPA and 58.82±0.62% for WFE. With the ABTS method, the antioxidant activities recorded were 80.90±0.77 and 87.80 ± 1.77% respectively for WPA and WPE. After sensorial analysis, the overall acceptability of the WPA was greater compared to WPE. Results showed that both produced wines were contaminated but having a microbial load within the norm of acceptability. Harmful microorganisms such as salmonella sp. were totally absent.
Abbreviations
ABTS: 2,2-Azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)
DNS: 3,5-Dinitrosalicylic acid
DPPH: 2,2-Diphenyl-1-Picrylhydrazyl
EGA: Gallic Acid Equivalent
FJ: Fresh cocoa Juice
TA: Titratable Acidity
TPC: Total Phenolic Content
TMAF: Total Mesophilic Aerobic Flora
WFE: Wine sample fermented in the presence of essential oil
WPA: Wine produced without additive
Introduction
Wine making or vinification is a good example of the biotechnological evolution in beverage production,
which starts with the selection of the fruit and its fermentation into an alcoholic beverage [1]. Although
grapes are generally preferred for wine production because of their natural chemical balance which permits
the fermentation process to go on without chaptalization, adding acids or other nutrients, some fruits have
also been used for wine production such as banana, pineapple, orange etc., [2,3]. In countries where grapes
cannot be grown easily due to climatic condition and or different reasons, other fruits such as apple, banana,
cucumber, watermelon, pineapple, oranges, guava, are used for wine production. Saccharomyces is the specie of
yeast generally used for fermentation during which, fruit juice sugars are converted into alcohol and organic
acids [2].
Cocoa, (Theobroma cacao L.), also as known as cocoa, is a tropical evergreen tree (family Malvaceae) grown for its edible seeds. Cocoa fruit contains the pod shell or husk (67-76 %), bean (21-23%), and the mucilage or pulp (8.7-9.9 %). Cocoa mucilage is rich in carbohydrates, minerals such as, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, vitamin such as C, and proteins [4]. Cocoa pulp juice has been successfully used for beer, vinegar and jelly fabrication and also, the removal of the pulp from the beans is a way of improving the quality of the seeds by reducing its acidity [5]. The cocoa pulp removed is essentially considered as agroindustry waste and disposed in the environment [6], whereas can be exploited to produce different products. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to valorize Cameroonian cocoa pulp (mucilage) by producing and characterizing wine from its juice. This involves the extraction of the mucilage from cocoa beans, production of wine from the mucilage using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as starter, evaluating the microbiological, physicochemical and sensory properties of the produced wines.
Materials and Methods
Cocoa fresh fruits were harvested during the rainy season, in the month of December 2021, from a farm in
Mbanga situated in Moungo division, Littoral region of Cameroon.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae used as yeast strain, was from the laboratory of Microbiology and Food Biotechnology of the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, National School of Agro-Industrial Sciences, Ngaoundere University, Cameroon. All analytical chemicals used were of analytic grade.
All utensils where thoroughly washed and sterilized before use. The cleaned cocoa fruits were sorted to
remove microbial attacked fruits and broken up manually with the help of knife. This mechanical process
was done in order to extract mucilage from the seeds using distilled water. The extraction process was done
by washing the beans till the sticky flesh (mucilage) found on the beans is removed. The washing process
was done twice; firstly without water, secondly with 4L of water. At the end of each step, the liquid obtained
was successfully filtered using a 400μm sieve and muslin cloth. The juice obtained was pasteurized at 70°C
for 15mins.
In order to fasten the fermentation rate, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was activated according to the
modify method described by [7], before being added into the cocoa juice. For this, 50g of sugar and 50g of
dry yeast were mixed with 0.5L of pasteurized must in 1L volumetric flask. After the complete dissolution of
the suspended particles, the final solution was added to the must as starter to boost the fermentation process.
The must to be fermented was divided into two samples namely A and B whereas the unfermented fresh
must denoted sample C served as control sample. In one of the samples (sample A), 6.4mL of Monodora
myristica essential oil was added prior to the fermentation process. Both samples were then introduced into
the fermentation vessels and sealed using aluminum foil. At each stage of the fermentation period, which
lasted for 15 days at room temperature (24-25°C), the fermentation vessels were slightly opened to remove
part of the produced CO2 during the fermentation process.
The produced wines and fresh cocoa must were analyzed in different aspect. Analysis performed were total
coliforms count, yeasts and molds, salmonella sp., total mesophilic aerobic flora, clostridium perfrigens, pH,
antioxidant activity, total phenolic content, total soluble sugar, alcohol content, titratable acidity and specific
gravity.
The total coliforms count was done according to the ISO 4832 norm [8]. 1mL of different filtered and
diluted samples (dilution factor 10) was placed on a sterilize plate agar (on VRBLA Agar). It was then
incubated for 24 hours at a temperature of 37°C.
The yeast and mold were identified by placing 1mL of different dilutions samples on the surface of a sterilize
plate of an acidified Potato Glucose Agar. Thereafter the plate was incubated at 25°C for 3 to 5 days,
following the ISO 21527-2 norm [9].
The presence of Salmonella was evaluated at three stages as recommended by the ISO 6579-1 norm [10].
25mL of wine were diluted in buffered peptone water and the culture incubated at 37°C for 16 h at the preenrichment
stage. At the enrichment stage, 1mL of the culture was introduced in a 10mL sterilized test tube
containing selenite broth. The tube was incubated at 37°C for 24 h. In the last stage, the culture previously
enriched was isolated using Salmonella Shighella agar and then incubated at 37°C for 24 h. Red colonies
with black centers appear in case of Salmonella contamination.
The evaluation of the presence of mesophilic aerobic flora was done according to ISO 4832, norm [8]. 1mL
of different diluted samples was introduced on a plate count agar to which 15mL of the culture were added.
Sample was maintained at the liquid state under cooling condition. After homogenization, the sample was
left at ambient temperature (24-25°C) for jellification and later incubated at 30°C for 48 h.
Anaerobic sulfite reducer was checked according to the ISO 7937 norm [11]. 1mL of the diluted samples
was introduced in a tube containing 15mL of Trypton Sulfite Neomycin Agar which was sterilized and
maintained under cooling conditions. The mixture was homogenized, heated at 80°C for 10 min and cooled
abruptly with tap water. After jellification, 1mL of sterile paraffin oil was introduced in the tube to create
anaerobiosis and later incubated at 37°C for 48 h. Black colony units appearing in the tube taken as anaerobic
sulfite reducer were counted.
pH values of the wine samples were measured with a digital pH meter (Koolamo Digital pH Meter), precalibrated
with buffer solutions at pH 4.0 and 7.0 following the method by [2].
The alcohol content of fermented wines was determined using specific gravity according to the method
describe by [12].
Alcohol content by volume = (Original gravity-Final gravity) x 131.25.
Reducing sugar content was evaluated through Fisher and Stein method using glucose as standard as
described by [13]. The 3,5-Dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) reagent was prepared by mixing 5g of DNS in
250mL of distilled water at 80°C in a water bath. When this solution cooled down to room temperature,
100mL of NaOH 2 N and 150g of sodium potassium tartrate were introduced and the volume of the
mixture completed to 500mL with distilled water. In the test tubes, 2mL of DNS reagent and 0.1mL of
sample (must or wines), or distilled water (blank tube), were added to each of them. The tubes were plunged
in a water bath at 100°C for 5 min and then cooled with cold water. After this step, 7.9mL of distilled water
were introduced to each tube, which completed the final volume to 10mL and the absorbance was taken at
540nm.
Titratable acidity was performed according to the standardized method described by [14], with 0.1 N sodium
hydroxide (NaOH) in the presence of the phenolphthalein as indicator. Into a conical flask containing
10mL of juice, 50mL of distilled water and 0.1mL of phenolphthalein (0.05%) were respectively introduced.
Titration was altered when the initial color changes to pink and persisting for at least 30s. The burette
reading was noted. The titratable acidity (TA) was computed according to the formula:
Where:
V, is the volume of the sample during titration (mL)
V’, is the volume of 0.1N Sodium hydroxide used (mL)
0.0067 is Conversion factor of titratable acidity as malic acid equivalent.
The total phenolic content was evaluated according to the colorimetric method described by [15], using
the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent and gallic acid as standard. 1mL of the appropriate diluted wines, 5mL of a
normal solution of Folin-Ciocalteu reagent were mixed, agitated well and incubated for 5 min. After this
period, 4mL of 7.5% (m/v) Na2CO3 solution were added, mixed thoroughly and kept in darkness at room
temperature for an hour. The value of absorbance at 760nm was read and used in the calculation of the total
phenolic content, expressed in milligrams of gallic acid equivalent per liter of wine.
The Antioxidant capacity of produced wines and that of must were determined with two different methods.
The DPPH free radical scavenging activity of the different samples was determined according to the method
reported by [16]. The stock solution of radical was made by dissolving 25mg DPPH in 100mL methanol.
The working solution of DPPH was prepared by diluting the DPPH stock solution with methanol to obtain
an optical density of 0.98 ±0.02 at 517nm [17].
In a test tubes, 3mL of DPPH working solution were mixed with 100μL of different samples to be analyzed and incubated in the dark for 30 min. After incubation, the absorbance was measured at 517nm. The percentage of scavenging activity was calculated using equation.
The 2,2-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) scavenging activity of different
samples was measured using the method reported by [18], with some modifications. The solution of ABTS
radical prepared by reacting ABTS with potassium persulfate was kept overnight in the darkness at room
temperature. The analyzed samples were prepared in methanol for a final concentration to range from 50 to
1250μg/mL. A specimen of 10μL were placed in a test tube and mixed with 3mL ABTS radical working
solution. The optical density of the resulting mixture was taken at 734nm. The antioxidant activity of the
sample was estimated as follows:
The specific gravity gives a density of a liquid, such as fermented must, compared with water. The specific
gravity of the wine samples was evaluated according to the method descried by [19]. The pycnometer with
50mL capacity was thoroughly cleaned and dried. The mass of dried empty bottle (M1) was taken then filled
to the brim with distilled water. The bottle containing water was weighted and the mass recorded (M2). The
experiment was repeated after drying the bottle with wine samples substituting the water and the mass was
taken (M3).
The specific gravity (SG) of the wine samples was calculated as follow:
The wines produced were compared for color, flavor, taste, sugar acid blend, appearance and overall
acceptability using a 9-point hedonic scale. The final beverages were evaluated by 35 panelists, males and
females. The panelists were asked to grade the different samples in the scale of 9-points with 1 = ‘Dislike
extremely’; 2 = Dislike very much’; 3 = ‘Dislike moderately’; 4 = ‘Dislike slightly’; 5 = ‘Neither dislike no
like’; 6 = ‘Like slightly’; 7 = ‘Like moderately’; 8 = ‘Like very much’; 9 = ‘Like extremely’ [20,21]. Labelled
samples marked with random numbers were served in a plastic cups. Mineral water was provided and acted
as a neutralizer between the samples in order to avoid carryover effect.
All values were represented as means ± SD. One-way ANOVA was used to evaluate the statistic differences
of data with the help of Stagraphic Centurion version XVI.I, software package. Experimentation were carried
out in triplicate and the differences were considered to be statistically significant when the probability was
less than 0.05 (p < 0.05).
Result and Discussion
The physicochemical analysis of fresh cocoa juice (FJ), wine fermented with essential oil and wine fermented
without additive (WFA) are presented in table 1. Out of the physicochemical parameters evaluated, a part of
the specific gravity and the total sugar, the produced wines shown higher value compared to the fresh juice.
The physicochemical values of the fresh cocoa juice vary significantly during the fermentation processes.
The values having the same superscript lowercase letters (a, b, c) in the same row are not significantly different (p<0.05).
The total phenolic content (TPC) values of both fresh juice and the produced wines were estimated in terms
of gallic acid equivalent, as presented in figure 1. Generally, the total phenolic content of the fresh juice and
produced wines range from 248.43 to 278.38mg/L EGA. There was a significant (p<0.05) increase in TPC
during fermentation processes.
Fresh Juice (FJ); Wine fermented with essential oil (WFE); Wine produced with no additive (WPA). The histogram bar carrying the same lowercase letters (a, b, c) are not significantly different (p < 0.05).
The antioxidant activity in food engineering depends on the method used for evaluation [22]. It cannot be
fully evaluated by one single method due to many potential parameters [23,24]. In this line, the DPPH
(1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS (2, 2’-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)
scavenging abilities were used to test the antioxidant activities of the wines and the results are shown in
figure 2. Irrespective of the method used for the antioxidant evaluation, the result obtained for both wines
was lower compared to that of vitamin C. Also, the WPE shown greater antioxidant activity than WPA for
both investigated methods.
Fresh Juice (FJ); Wine fermented with essential oil (WFE); Wine produced with
no additive (WPA).
The histogram bar carrying the same lowercase letters a, b, c, d or a†, b†, c†, d†
respectively for the ABTS and DPPH methods are not significantly different (p <
0.05).
The microbial loads of produced wines is presented in table 2. The wines produced were all contaminated at
the end of the process. The concentration of the different microorganism detected was lower compared to
the recommended norms. Harmful microorganism such as salmonella were completely absent.
Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. The values having the same lowercase letters (a, b, c) in the
same row are not significantly different (p<0.05).
Fresh Juice (FJ); wine fermented with essential oil (WFE); wine produced with no additive (WPA).
A 9-point hedonic scale analysis was used to evaluate the color, flavor, appearance, texture, acid taste and
the acceptability of the wine made from cocoa fresh juice and results are presented in the radar plot (figure
3). As expected, the sensorial score vary from one panelist to the other, however the overall acceptability of
the products was investigated. The produced wines have approximately the same color but generally WPA
shown the higher score compared to WFE as far as other evaluated parameter are concerned.
The pH of the worth was measured before (fresh juice) and after the fermentation (wines) process and the
data were recorded (Table 1). The pH values decreased with fermentation processes and ranged from 5.97 ±
0.04 to 4.88 ± 0.3 for the sample fermented with essential oil and 5.97 ± 0.04 to 5.06 ± 0.01 for the sample
fermented without essential oil. This can be due to the presence of lactic acid from the fermentation of sugar
by yeast. It can also be explained by the proteolysis of some proteins present in the tegument. In fact, it was
reported that, cocoa beans contain carboxypeptidase enzymes which release hydrophobic amino acids with
optimal activity at a pH close to 5.8 [25]. These results are in agreement with the reports of [26], who found
a decrease of pH values during the fermentation of banana juice and cocoa beans respectively.
The alcohol content of cocoa pulp wine as well as the titratable acids were evaluated and the results are presented in table 1.
The variation in alcohol content was inversely proportional to that of sugar during fermentation process. There was a significant increase in alcohol content percentage of wines compared to that of the must. An increase in alcohol content which ranged from 0 to 7.16 ± 0.06% (WFA) and 8.01 ± 0.05% (WFE), could be due to the metabolism of sugars by yeast in one hand or to other alcoholic compounds obtained from the metabolism of lactic acid bacteria or any other microorganism that could be found in the environment. These values are in line with that of [5], who found the final alcohol content of fruit wine within the range of 7-8%.
The taste and aroma of wines are greatly influenced by its titratable acidity content [5]. For this reason, the titratable acid values of produced wines were determined. From table 1, the result showed significant increase (P < 0.05) in titratable acidity value of wines compared to that of fresh juice. No significant difference was recorded between the titratable acid value of WFE and that of WFA. The changes in titratable acid values during the fermentation process could be due to the production of lactic acid and acetic acid during the process. According to [27] fresh pulp cocoa juice contains significant amount of citric acid which could justify its titratable acid value.
During the fermentation in wine making, sugar is the main raw material although other food macronutrients
such as protein and fats can be metabolized by specific microorganism. Even with this highest importance,
the concentration of sugar need to be checked before the process because, yeast can tolerate only certain level
of sugar concentration [28]. The sugar content of the fresh sample as well as that of produced wines were
evaluated and the result are shown in table 1. The sugar content values varied from 13.99 ± 0.39 to 7.12 ±
0.76mg/mL and 8.74 ± 0.45mg/mL respectively for the WFA and WFE. The presence of sugar in wines
shows that the fermentation processes were not completed. A simple computation done indicated that 51
and 62% of sugar were metabolized during the fermentation respectively for WFA and WFE. The highest conversion percentage of sugars suggested that, the presence of the essential oil inhibited or killed some
microorganisms and increased the affinity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for fermentable sugars. This result is
similar to that of [29], in term of sugar content reduction during fermentation process but significantly
different in term of the percentage of sugar converted. These authors reported that during the fermentation
cherry, 19.18% of sugars are converted. The difference observed can be due to the variation of the fermentation
conditions or environments.
The change in specific gravity (SG) value of cocoa pulp wines during fermentation is showed in table 1. Irrespective of the type of fermentation, the SG value of wines decreased compared to that of the must. The SG of the wines obtained from the fermentation of in the presence of yeast only (1.016 ± 0.001), decreased for 54% whereas that of the wine produced from the yeast with the addition of Monodora myristica essential oil (1.025 ± 0.002) decreased for 55%. The change in specific gravity can be justified by the microbial metabolism of available nutrients in line with the analysis of sugar content. This result is in conformity with that of [30].
The wine obtained from the fermentation in the presence M. myritica essential oil (WFE) exhibited
the highest total phenolic content (278.38 ±1.55mg/L EGA) than that of wine produced from normal
fermentation without additive (271.33 ± 1.71mg/L EGA) and the control (248.43 ±1.24mg/L EGA).
This difference can be due to the phenolic compounds present in the M. myritica essential. In fact, [31-33],
reported good phenolic content in M. myritica. The significant (p < 0.05) increase of the total phenolic
content during fermentation could be attributed to the yeast or other microbial action. In fact, during the
fermentation process of cocoa pulp, enzymes from microorganisms such as glucosidase and cellulose can
destroyed the plant cell walls and ease the liberation of phenolic compounds [34]. In addition, some probiotic
bacteria have the ability to increase the value of simple phenolic compounds by decomposing the flavan-3-
ol molecules [35]. These values of phenolic content are higher compared to the highest value of 173.58mg
GAE g-1 DW reported by [36], in cocoa beans. This could justify the fact that during the fermentation
process, there are some biochemical (microorganism actions) which contributed to the increasing of the
total phenolic content.
The fresh juice exhibited the lowest antioxidant activity with both methods and the highest was found with
the wine obtained from the fermentation with M. myristica essential oil. There was a significant difference
between the antioxidant of the produced wines with respect of the method used. This difference might be
due to the antioxidant capacity of M. myristica essential oil present in the wine. The antioxidant capacity of
different samples determined by the ABTS method was higher than the one obtained by the DPPH assay.
This can be due to the fact that, DPPH radical reacts only with lipophilic antioxidants, while ABTS radical
reacts with both hydrophilic and lipophilic antioxidants [37,38]. The estimated antioxidant activities both
by ABTS and DPPH methods were lower compared to that of Vitamin C which can be justified by the fact
that vitamin C used was a pure synthetic antioxidant molecule.
Several authors reported the influence of concentration of total phenolic compounds on the antioxidant activity of fruit wines [25,39]. In the same line, the correlation between the antioxidant activities (ABTS and DPPH) and the total phenolic content (TPC) was done. There was a strong significant positive correlation between the TPC and the antioxidant activity as evaluated by the ABTS (0.996) and DPPH (0.999) methods. The antioxidant activities of the fresh cocoa juice as well as that of produced wines can be attributed to the presence of phenolic compounds. This result is in conformity with the report of [40]. In many plant species, there exist a strong relationship between TPC and antioxidant activity [41].
From table 2, various sample had microbial loads varying from 1.34 ± 0.12 × 104 to 4.75 ± 0.49 × 106 CFU
/mL. The load of total mesophilic aerobic flora (TMAF) found is higher than those reported by (Kántor
et al., 2014). These authors found TMAF loads ranging from 4 to 3.48 × 102 CFU /mL in samples of
red wine stored at room temperature (20-25°C). These differences could be explained by post-production
contamination of the wines on one hand and the nature of the wine on the other. In fact, during wine
production, the last step which is to eliminate microorganisms via filtration is a very delicate step which can
lead to contamination [42].
The high alcohol content in the wines produced and their acidic pH are likely to inhibit the growth of microorganisms [42].
Compared to the standard, the fruit juice (FJ) and the wine sample produced without additive (WPA) showed a TMAF load lower than the recommended value which is 106 CFU /mL [43] which indicates their good microbiological quality. However, the sanitary quality of a food does not only depend on the value of its TMAF load, but also on the loads of the groups of other microorganisms (pathogens and spoilage) present. In this line, pathogens providing information on the hygienic quality of the wines namely, coliforms, were analyzed and the results obtained are illustrated in table 2. FJ contains no coliforms despite numerous replications carried out. Wine produced without essential oil and wine produced with essential oil showed total coliform loads of 3.25 ± 0.21 and 8.75 ± 0.77 CFU /mL respectively. This result, though high, are lower than the standard which is 102 CFU /mL [8]. [44], pointed out that the presence of coliforms in food is the result of unhygienic conditions during the production process. Likewise, it has been reported that proper hygienic practices does eliminate unwanted bacteria from wine [42].
Salmonella is one of the dangerous food-borne pathogen and is used as a food safety index germ. The presence of any of its species should be presumed pathogenic for human being [43]. The microbiological analysis result indicated that no Salmonella sp. was found in any of the wines produced. This suggests that these wines can be considered as safe for consumption.
Yeasts and molds were found in all samples analyzed with microorganism loads of 9.35 ± 0.49 × 102, 6.00 ± 0.42 × 102 and 3.90 ± 0.56 × 102 CFU/mL respectively in the samples FJ, wine without essential oil, (WPA) and wine produced with essential oil, WFE. These values are all close to the recommended value which is 102 CFU/mL. This yeast contamination could result from a deficit in the final filtration process wine at the end of the alcoholic fermentation. Indeed, the final filtration of wine eliminates the yeasts to prevent fermentation from continuing and lead to the degradation of the wine [42]. These charges are slightly higher than the standard value which suggest a short shelf life of the produced wines. These results are similar to 9 - 13.8 × 102 CFU /mL reported by [45] in their study on the microbiological quality of red wines.
The sensory evaluation score differs significantly from one sample to another. The wine made without
additive (WPA) received a mean score of 6.0 (like slightly) and the one fermented with essential oil (WFE)
was attributed the lowest mean score of 4.3 (dislike slightly) which seemed to be the least preferred by the
panelists. Both samples were not significantly different as far as color parameter is concerned. Generally, in
food products, especially fruit based products, the consumers often assess the initial quality by their color
and appearance; hence the perceived quality [46]. The overall acceptability of the samples, was found to be
6.0 and 4.3 for WPA and WFE respectively. The wine produced without addition of essential oil was the
most preferred by the panelists.
Conclusion
In this study, two different wines were produced from cocoa mucilage (pulp) using Saccharomyces cerevisiae
as yeast strain. The produced wines had good nutritional value and the overall acceptability revealed that,
wine sample produced without Monodora myristica essential oil was the best sample though it has the lower
alcohol content. The final wines were contaminated. Therefore paying attention to certain unit operation of
the production process such as filtration will help improve the quality of the final product. As far as the shelf
life of the produced wines, further research needs to be done.
Conflict of Interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest
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