Effect of Traditional Process Methods on the Physicochemical and Functional Properties of a Traditional Food Salt (Nikkih) Obtained from Waste Biomass Peels of Musa paradisiaca and Musa acuminate

Table 2

Percentage of ash yield from M. acuminate and M. paradisiaca peel biomass as a function of process conditions.

Biomass treatment process method	Combustion time (min)	Burning temp (^oC)	Ash yield (%)
RwMp	30	350	8.89 ± 0.04
RwMa	30	300	10.62 ± 0.12
RwMa	60	350	8.23 ± 0.05
Mp90	90	350	7.90 ± 0.04
Mp90	30	300	8.59 ± 0.08
Ma90	30	250	7.89 ± 0.05
RwMp	90	300	7.73 ± 0.29
Mp90	60	250	7.35 ± 0.26
Ma90	60	300	7.38 ± 0.04
RwMa	90	250	7.37 ± 0.04
Ma90	90	350	7.10 ± 0.05
RwMp	60	250	9.27 ± 0.07

The result represents the mean of three readings ± standard deviation.