STUDYING OF CLARIFICATION PROCESS OF APPLE MUST USING VARIOUS TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS

The quality of clarification of apple must from various varieties of apples of domestic and foreign breeding, different ripening periods, growing at the Research and Breeding Collection of Genetic Resources of Horticultural Crops, located in the Central Joint Stock Company, Krasnodar, was studied. Sampling of apples was carried out at optimal ripeness from different sides of the tree crown in relation to the cardinal directions. Apple processing was carried out using a crusher-grinder, followed by pressing the pulp on a hydraulic press. The enzyme preparations SQzyme PCL, Grainzyme NL and Fructozyme R were used in the experiments. Apple must was clarified using bentonite (BENTOVIN), plant (pea) and animal (gelatin) protein. As a result of the studies, it was established that self-clarification of the must without the use of enzyme preparations was slow. Slow self-clarification with the formation of voluminous loose and mobile sediments was observed only in certain variants (Ekzotika, Orfey, Liberti, Renet Platona). The addition of enzyme preparations, especially SQzyme PCL, contributed to an increase in must yield by 12-17 % relative to the control. The most “responsive” to the use of enzyme preparations were apples of the varieties Dzhin, Ekzotica, Orfey, Margo, Prikubanskoe, Bagryanets Kubani, Liberti, Renet Platona, forms 12/1-20-16 and 12/1-20-33. With the addition of enzyme preparations in the pulp, the rate of must extraction increased. Gradual clarification was noted in the next 3-4 hours. The greatest increase in must yield was noted during the processing of apple varieties such as Enterprise, Margo, Ketni, Renet Platona – by 12-17 % compared to the control (without the use of enzyme preparations). The use of only one sorbent – bentonite, animal or vegetable protein – did not lead to high-quality clarification of the must at the given dosages. At the same time, complex processing made it possible to significantly improve the quality of clarification and reduce the turbidity of the must. The highest quality clarification of the must, regardless of the apple variety, was obtained by complex treatment of the pulp with enzyme preparations followed by dosing of proteins and bentonite. Key words: APPLE MUST, CLARIFICATION, ENZYME PREPARATIONS, BENTONITE, PROTEIN SORBENTS