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 3

pH of potash as a function of M. acuminate and M. paradisiaca peel biomass treatment method.

Biomass treatment method	Combustion time (min)	Combustion temp (^oc)	Dilution (mL)	pH values
RwMp	30	350	500	11.74 ± 0.01
RwMa	30	300	1500	10.95 ± 0
RwMa	60	350	1000	11.98 ± 0.04
Mp90	90	350	500	11.17 ± 0.19
Mp90	30	300	1500	11.475 ± 0.07
Ma90	30	250	1000	11.25 ± 0.15
RwMp	90	300	1000	11.565 ± 0.43
Mp90	60	250	1000	11.75 ± 0.01
Ma90	60	300	500	11.62 ± 0
RwMa	90	250	500	12.01 ± 0.05
Ma90	90	350	1500	11.13 ± 0
RwMp	60	250	1500	11.735 ± 0.20
Com				13.04 ± 0.04

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