Carrots were washed, peeled and processed through a centrifugal
juicer (Kenwood JE560, Kenwood Electronics Italy, Milan) to
shred the carrots and obtain the two components (fibrous pulp and
juice), which subsequently were mixed in order to obtain a raw
puree. Lemon juice was immediately added to reduce oxidation;
then, Fruttapec 3:1 and sucrose were added under manual
agitation and the mixture was cooked (105.0 1.0 C) for 5 min.