Clarification of passion fruit juice with chitosan: Effects of coagulation process variables and comparison with centrifugation and enzymatic treatments

► Application of chitosan for passion fruit juice clarification. ► Proposition of suitable coagulation conditions (pH and chitosan concentration) for passion fruit clarification. ► Verification that coagulation with chitosan is a suitable process to reduce color and turbidity of passion fruit juice. ► Verification that chitosan is able to reduce passion fruit juice viscosity at the same level than enzymatic treatment.