HELIYON, sa.9, ss.1-14, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
Grape juice is a widely consumed fruit due to its bioactive compounds, minerals, and aroma
components. Our objective was to investigate ultrasound treatment of black grape juice affects its
bioactive components due to using response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural
network (ANN) optimization. At the same time, mineral components, sugar components, organic
acids, and volatile aroma profiles were compared in black grape juice treated with thermal and
ultrasound pasteurization. ANN showed superior predictive values (>99%) to RSM. Optimal
combinations were obtained at 40 ◦C, 12 min, and 65% amplitude for thermosonication. Under
these conditions, phenolic, flavonoid, antioxidant activity, and anthocyanin values were 822.80
mg GAE/L, 97.50 mg CE/L, 24.51 mmol Trolox/L, and 368, 81 mg of mv-3-glu/L, respectively.
Thermosonicated grape juice (TT-BGJ) was tested against black grape juice (P-BGJ) produced
with conventional thermal methods. This study investigated the effects of thermal pasteurization
and thermosonication on black grape juice bioactive compounds and minerals, aroma profile, and
sensory evaluation. Thermosonication affected the aroma profile less, 329.98 μg/kg (P-BGJ) and
495.31 μg/kg (TT-BGJ). TT-BGJ was detected to contain seven different mineral elements (Mn, K,
Fe, Mg, Cu, Zn, and Na). Thermosonication caused an increase in Fe, Zn, Mn, and K minerals.
Panelists generally liked the TT-BGJ sample. These results suggest that the thermosonication
process may potentially replace the traditional black grape juice processing thermal process.