Table 4.
Properties | Defatted conophor nut | Conophor nut protein isolates | ||||
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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).