like the root, yacon juice exhibits rapid enzymatic browning, requiring treatments such as
acidification. Lactobionic acid (LBA) is a promising food ingredient, which contains not only
preservative but also nutritional properties. The first goal of this study was to evaluate the
influence of combined treatments (blanching, acid pretreatment) and LBA on refrigerated
yacon juice (8° C; 48 h). The analysis of pH, antioxidants, total polyphenols and color, were …