REDUCING THE WEIGHT OF PET BOTTLES OF GRAPE-FLAVOR SOFT DRINKING: THE IMPACT ON QUALITY AND SAFETY

Authors

  • Ayla de Lucena Araújo Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • Tatiana de Oliveira Lemos Universidade Federal do Maranhão https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3450-531X
  • Virgínia Kelly Gonçalves Abreu Universidade Federal do Maranhão
  • Ana Lúcia Fernandes Pereira Universidade Federal do Maranhão https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6562-252X
  • Tádila Alves Santos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/2025_jul_18970

Abstract

Soda is a non-alcoholic, carbonated beverage with the addition of sugar, drinking water and vegetable extract or juice, being a product much appreciated by consumers due to its sensory characteristics. In order to reduce the cost of manufacturing the product, and have a more sustainable production, efforts have been made to reduce the weight of PET packaging. In this way, the objective of this research was to evaluate the influence of reducing the grammage of PET bottles, in the quality and safety of the grape-flavored soft drink. For this, analyzes of carbon dioxide (CO2) content in the beverage, total soluble solids (TSS) and mold and yeast counts were carried out. Thus, it was observed that the reduction in weight of the PET bottle influenced the concentrations of CO2 and TSS, leading to a decrease and an increase in these variables, respectively. As for the count of molds and yeasts, there was no influence. Thus, it was observed that further studies and analyzes are needed so that the company can reduce the weight of the 250 mL grape soda PET bottle following its filling standards without interfering with the quality of the product.

Published

2025-07-30

How to Cite

de Lucena Araújo, A., de Oliveira Lemos, T., Gonçalves Abreu, V. K., Fernandes Pereira, A. L., & Alves Santos, T. (2025). REDUCING THE WEIGHT OF PET BOTTLES OF GRAPE-FLAVOR SOFT DRINKING: THE IMPACT ON QUALITY AND SAFETY. DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar Da Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, 12(5). https://doi.org/10.20873/2025_jul_18970

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