Effect of drying techniques on yield, nutritional, minerals of wild banana pulp (Musa balbisiana Colla): physicochemical and morphological characterization thereof

PurposeThe study was aimed to compare the effect of three drying techniques viz., spray, freeze and hot air oven (HAO) drying on yield, nutritional parameters, minerals and physicochemical and morphological characterization of wild banana pulp (Musa balbisiana Colla).Design/methodology/approachConte...

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Published in:British food journal (1966) 2021-10, Vol.123 (11), p.3624-3637
Main Authors: Borah, Twinkle, Washmin, Nooreen, Bora, Nayan Jyoti, Saikia, Jadumoni, Bomzon, Padma Sangmu, Ahmed, Tobiul Hussain, Manna, Prasenjit, Saikia, Siddhartha Proteem, Banik, Dipanwita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atomic absorption spectrophotometry
Bananas
Bomb calorimeters
Bomb calorimetry
Calorific value
Carbohydrates
Chemists
Dietary fiber
Dietary minerals
Drying ovens
Food preservation
Freeze drying
Fruits
Hygroscopicity
Laboratories
Manganese
Minerals
Moisture
Morphology
Musa balbisiana
Nuclear weapons
Prediction models
Proteins
Pulp
Reagents
Scanning electron microscopy
Spectral analysis
Spectrophotometry
Spray drying
Statistical analysis
Temperature
Variance analysis
Water activity
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Summary:PurposeThe study was aimed to compare the effect of three drying techniques viz., spray, freeze and hot air oven (HAO) drying on yield, nutritional parameters, minerals and physicochemical and morphological characterization of wild banana pulp (Musa balbisiana Colla).Design/methodology/approachContents of carbohydrate was estimated by Anthrone reagent, protein by Kjeldahl, fat by Soxhlet, dietary fiber and ash by Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC), minerals by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, gross calorific value by Bomb calorimeter, moisture by moisture analyzer, water activity by water activity meter, morphological characterization by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), statistical level of significance at p 
ISSN:0007-070X
1758-4108
DOI:10.1108/BFJ-10-2020-0969