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. 2019 Aug 5;56(12):5298–5308. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-04000-4

Table 4.

Functional properties of outer and inner bracts of culinary banana flower

Functional properties Outer bract Inner bract Cellulose
Bulk density (g/mL) 0.45 ± 0.02a 0.51 ± 0.01b 0.55 ± 0.01c
WHC (g water/g dry sample) 12.06 ± 0.40c 7.53 ± 0.55b 5.8 ± 0.17a
OHC (g oil/g dry sample) 5.46 ± 0.45c 3.50 ± 0.57a 3.7 ± 0.26b
WSC (mL/g) 15.51 ± 0.50c 8.90 ± 0.36b 4.5 ± 0.08a

Mean with different superscript letters in the same row represent significant difference at P < 0.05 based on Duncan’s multiple range test, values represent mean ± SD; n = 3