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. 2017 Aug 27;5(6):1170–1178. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.508

Table 4.

Functional properties of processed defatted conophor nut and protein isolates

Properties Defatted conophor nut Conophor nut protein isolates
Raw Boiled Toasted Raw Boiled Toasted
Water absorption capacity (g/g) 1.18 ± 0.02d 1.25 ± 0.07c 1.36 ± 0.08c 8.96 ± 0.35a 7.34 ± 0.34b 7.54 ± 0.24b
Oil absorption capacity (g/g) 1.00 ± 0.06b 1.07 ± 0.02b 1.08 ± 0.06b 6.11 ± 0.11a 6.21 ± 0.02a 6.24 ± 0.16a
Foaming capacity (%) 11.54 ± 0.39c 13.06 ± 0.61b 14.91 ± 0.66a 4.21 ± 0.02f 4.40 ± 0.01e 4.65 ± 0.01d
Foaming stability (%) 5.70 ± 0.16a 4.67 ± 0.12b 3.98 ± 0.06c 2.87 ± 0.01d 2.49 ± 0.01e 2.11 ± 0.01f
Emulsion capacity (%) 9.65 ± 0.06b 10.44 ± 0.07a 10.53 ± 0.05a 4.86 ± 0.07c 4.68 ± 0.01cd 4.52 ± 0.02d
Emulsion stability (%) 4.11 ± 0.03b 3.89 ± 0.10c 2.59 ± 0.01e 4.65 ± 0.02a 4.63 ± 0.1a 3.52 ± 0.01d
Least gelation capacity (%) 18.50 ± 0.72a 16.68 ± 0.06b 12.82 ± 0.13d 18.15 + 0.02a 16.28 ± 0.08b 14.90 ± 0.03c
Bulk density (g/ml) 0.36 ± 0.02e 0.44 ± 0.01d 0.58 ± 0.02c 0.62 ± 0.01c 0.65 ± 0.01a 0.67 ± 0.02a

Values are mean ± SEM (n = 3). Values with different alphabets on a row are significantly different (p < .05).