Authors: Betsabé HernándezSantos Rubén SantiagoAdame Ricardo O NavarroCortéz Carlos A GómezAldapa Javier CastroRosas Cecilia E MartínezSánchez María A VivarVera Erasmo HermanLara Jesús RodríguezMiranda
Publish Date: 2014/07/26
Volume: 52, Issue: 7, Pages: 4483-4490
Abstract
A partial characterization was done of ebony Pithecellobium flexicaule seed physical properties and how defatting affected some functional properties of ebony seed meal Average seed dimensions were 1302 mm length 878 mm width and 965 mm thickness Geometric diameter was 1076 mm volume was 530 mm3 surface area was 36433 mm2 sphericity was 8326 and aspect ratio was 6824 Thousandseed weight was 070 Kg of which 042 Kg 60 represented the kernel Defatted ebony seed meal differed from whole meal in all measured parameters particularly in its protein 4472 g/100 g and carbohydrates 4412 g/100 g proportions The defatted meal had higher water absorption capacity 128 g/g sample water solubility capacity 2606 oil absorption capacity 204 g/g sample emulsifying capacity 5378 and gelling capacity 8 w/v than the whole meal Ebony seed physical properties may prove useful in designing postharvest processing equipment and in quality control The high protein content of defatted ebony seed meal suggests its use as a natural alternative ingredient in numerous food industry applications
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