Effects of pulsed electric fields on water-soluble vitamins and ACE inhibitory peptides added to a mixed orange juice and milk beverage

The effects of pulsed electric fields technology (15–40 kV/cm; 0–700 μs) and thermal processing (84 °C and 95 °C, 15–120 s) were studied on an orange juice and milk mixed beverage fortified with water-soluble vitamins (biotin, folic acid, pantothenic acid and riboflavin) and angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory peptides. The evaluation of the technologies was carried out from two points of view: effect of treatments and effect of storage (4 °C, 81 days). The results confirmed the stability of the vitamins and the ACE inhibitory activity after the PEF treatment and during storage.