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Article

Development of Fermented Peach–Apricot Mixed Juice and Study of Its Storage Stability

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College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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College of Smart Agriculture (Research Institute), Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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Department of Pharmaceutical Science, The Open University of Xinjiang, Urumqi 830063, China
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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Foods 2025, 14(17), 3128; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14173128 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 17 August 2025 / Revised: 1 September 2025 / Accepted: 5 September 2025 / Published: 6 September 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Food Biotechnology)

Abstract

To address the challenge of postharvest spoilage in flat peaches and white apricots, we developed fermented peach–apricot mixed juice (PAMJ) using these fruits as raw materials through multi-strain synergistic fermentation. Its fermentation processes were optimised through uniform design and single-factor experiments. The flavour characteristics of PAMJ were analysed using an electronic nose, an electronic tongue, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and sensory evaluation indices. PAMJ demonstrated optimal performance in terms of peach–apricot flavour profile, sweetness-sourness balance, and overall acceptability, achieving the highest sensory scores. Additionally, GC-MS analysis identified 116 volatile organic compounds, with PAMJ exhibiting the highest contents of terpenes and ketones. PAMJ was identified as the optimal fermentation matrix. Subsequently, response surface methodology was used to optimise its fermentation parameters. PAMJ represented a post-mixing fermentation system wherein peaches and apricots were initially mixed and subsequently fermented with a bacterial consortium comprising Limosilactobacillus fermentum (15%), Lactobacillus acidophilus (10%), Levilactobacillus brevis (34%), Lacticaseibacillus paracasei subsp. Tolerans (13%), Lactiplantibacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum (13%) and Limosilactobacillus reuteri (15%). After fermentation with an initial inoculum concentration of 5.2 × 106 CFU/mL at 37 °C for 20 h, the initial soluble solid content of PAMJ increased from 16 to 16.5 °Brix, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity increased from 250 to 295 U/mL and the number of volatile compounds (NVC) increased from 60 to 66. Furthermore, the storage stability of pasteurised PAMJ was evaluated by monitoring SOD and NVC at 5-day intervals. The data were analysed using kinetic and Arrhenius equations. The shelf life of PAMJ at 4 °C, 25 °C and 37 °C was 69, 48 and 39 days when NVC was used as the index and 99, 63 and 49 days when SOD activity was used as the index, respectively. These findings indicate that fermentation with lactic acid bacteria exerts positive effects on the quality of mixed juices, providing a novel strategy for processing speciality fruits in Xinjiang.
Keywords: fermented mixed juice; lactic acid bacteria fermentation; flavour characteristics; fermentation process optimisation fermented mixed juice; lactic acid bacteria fermentation; flavour characteristics; fermentation process optimisation

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Lv, S.; Zhao, Y.; Yang, Z.; Liu, X.; Liu, R.; Lv, M.; Wang, L. Development of Fermented Peach–Apricot Mixed Juice and Study of Its Storage Stability. Foods 2025, 14, 3128. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14173128

AMA Style

Lv S, Zhao Y, Yang Z, Liu X, Liu R, Lv M, Wang L. Development of Fermented Peach–Apricot Mixed Juice and Study of Its Storage Stability. Foods. 2025; 14(17):3128. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14173128

Chicago/Turabian Style

Lv, Shun, Yao Zhao, Zeping Yang, Xiaolu Liu, Ruoqing Liu, Mingshan Lv, and Liang Wang. 2025. "Development of Fermented Peach–Apricot Mixed Juice and Study of Its Storage Stability" Foods 14, no. 17: 3128. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14173128

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Lv, S., Zhao, Y., Yang, Z., Liu, X., Liu, R., Lv, M., & Wang, L. (2025). Development of Fermented Peach–Apricot Mixed Juice and Study of Its Storage Stability. Foods, 14(17), 3128. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14173128

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