“…The color parameters of a mixed carrot and orange juice were not affected by HTST pasteurization (RIVAS et al, 2006). These changes in the color parameters as a function of time and temperature have been extensively studied for various products (CHUTINTRASRI; NOOMHORM, 2007;GARZA et al, 1999;AHMED;SHIVHARE;SINGH, 2004;KRAPFENBAUER et al, 2006) and according to Lozano and Ibars (1997), who studied different fruit purees, these changes are due to various mechanisms including the Maillard reaction, degradation of pigments, and the polymerization of phenolic compounds; some fruits being are more sensitive than others.…”