- Title
- Effects of Gac aril microwave processing conditions on oil extraction efficiency, and β-carotene and Lycopene contents
- Creator
- Kha, Tuyen C.; Nguyen, Minh H.; Roach, Paul D.; Stathopoulos, Constas E.
- Relation
- Journal of Food Engineering Vol. 117, Issue 4, p. 486-491
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2012.10.021
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- The effects of Gac oil extraction conditions including microwave power, microwave time, steaming time and hydraulic pressure on extraction efficiency (EE), and β-carotene and lycopene contents were studied. It was found that the EE, and β-carotene and lycopene contents could be enhanced by suitable extraction conditions. Microwave drying was found to be better than air drying for pretreatment. Moisture content after drying and steaming between 8 and 11% (wt/wt) were best for pressing. Results showed that the most suitable conditions for Gac oil extraction from 900 g samples were microwave power of 630 W, microwave time of 65 min, steaming time of 20 min and hydraulic pressure of 170 kg/cm2. Under these conditions, the highest EE of 93% was achieved while Gac oil contained the highest content of β-carotene and lycopene at 140 and 414 mg/ 100g, respectively.
- Subject
- gac oil; β-carotene; lycopene; microwave; steaming; pressing; extraction efficiency
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1039844
- Identifier
- uon:13711
- Identifier
- ISSN:1873-5770
- Language
- eng
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