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Physicochemical properties of Malaysian-grown tropical almond nuts (Terminalia catappa)


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Ng, Siew and Lasekan, Ola and Syed Muhammad, Sharifah Kharidah and Hussain, Norhayati and Sulaiman, Rabiha (2015) Physicochemical properties of Malaysian-grown tropical almond nuts (Terminalia catappa). Journal of Food Science and Technology, 52 (10). pp. 6623-6630. ISSN 0022-1155; ESSN: 0975-8402

Abstract

The seeds of Terminalia catappa from Malaysia were analyzed for their physicochemical properties. The following values were obtained: moisture 6.23 ± 0.09 %, ash 3.78 ± 0.04 %, lipid 54.68 ± 0.14 %, protein 17.66 ± 0.13 %, total dietary fibre 9.97 ± 0.08 %, carbohydrate 7.68 ± 0.06 %, reducing sugar 1.36 ± 0.16 %, starch 1.22 ± 0.15 %, caloric value 593.48 ± 0.24 %. Studies were also conducted on amino acid profile and free fatty acid composition of the seed oil. Results revealed that glutamic acid was the major essential amino acid while methionine and lysine were the limiting amino acids. The major saturated fatty acid was palmitic acid, while the main unsaturated fatty acid was oleic acid followed by linoleic acid. In addition, the seed was rich in sucrose and had trace amount of glucose and fructose. Briefly, the seed was high in proteins and lipids which are beneficial to human.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Food Science and Technology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-015-1737-z
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: Physicochemical properties; Amino acid; Fatty acid characteristics; Terminalia catappa
Depositing User: Ms. Nuraida Ibrahim
Date Deposited: 30 Apr 2021 08:29
Last Modified: 30 Apr 2021 08:29
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45857
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