A study of the physicochemical, functional, and sensory properties of farm produced and commercially produced grape juice in the Korean market

Fruit juices such as grape juice are associated with healthy products by consumers because of the many health benefits they provide. Farm produced (FPGJ) and commercially produced grape juice (CPGJ) in South Korea were compared and studied through the evaluation of their physicochemical, functional, and sensory properties. The results of this study show that FPGJ's physicochemical properties are more varied than CPGJ. The pH, titratable acidity, and total soluble solids of FPGJ were higher than CPGJ. FPGJ had a higher mean value for total phenolics (2,558.20±50.06 mg/L GAE), total flavonoid (3,236.80±56.11 mg/L), total anthocyanin (559.88±3.51 mg/L), and radical scavenging activity (86.48%) than CPGJ, although the differences were significant only with regard to total flavonoid and total anthocyanin. This study also demonstrates that CPGJ is preferred in tenus of sensory evaluation. These properties may be used as a basis for the optimization of processing to produce a higher quality grape juice.