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- Title
- Effects of spray drying conditions on the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of the Gac (Momordica cochinchinensis) fruit aril powder
- Author/Creator
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Kha, Tuyen C.;
Nguyen, Minh H.;
Roach, Paul D.
- Institution
- The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Science & Information Technology, School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- Description
- Gac fruit aril has an attractive orange red colour and very high level of carotenoids, giving it exceptional antioxidant properties. However, spray drying of this material has not been successful and malto dextrin is considered as a suitable drying aid to preserve its colour and antioxidant properties. This paper reports the effects of inlet drying air temperature (120, 140, 160, 180 and 200 °C) and maltodextrin addition (10%, 20% and 30%) on the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of the Gac aril powder. Moisture content and bulk density, colour characteristics, total carotenoid content (TCC), encapsulation efficiency and total antioxidant activity (TAA) were significantly affected by maltodextrin concentration and the inlet air temperatures. However, pH, aw and water solubility index were not significantly influenced by the spray drying conditions. Overall, a good quality Gac powder in terms of colour, TCC and TAA can be produced by spray-drying at inlet temperature of 120 °C and adding maltodextrin concentration at 10% w/v.
- Relation
- Journal of Food Engineering Vol. 98, Issue 3, p. 385-392
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2010.01.016
- Date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Keyword(s)
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carotenoids;
spray drying;
Gac aril;
Gac powder;
antioxidant activity
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/927443
- Identifier
- ISSN:0260-8774
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