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 6
Emulsification index (EI24 hrs and EI48 hrs) of potash on yellow achu soup as a function of M. acuminate and M. paradisiaca peel biomass pretreatment and process conditions.
Biomass treatment method
Combustion time (min)
Combustion temp (oC)
Dilution (mL)
EI 24 hrs (%)
EI 48 hrs (%)
RwMp
30
350
500
86.67 ± 1.14
85.62 ± 0.09
RwMa
30
300
1500
71.83 ± 1.99
70.13 ± 0.98
RwMa
60
350
1000
80.38 ± 0.89
78.48 ± 1.78
Mp90
90
350
500
83.45 ± 1.78
82.11 ± 1.73
Mp90
30
300
1500
50.0 ± 2.02
46.43 ± 1.03
Ma90
30
250
1000
70.205 ± 0.65
65.92 ± 2.05
RwMp
90
300
1000
27.02 ± 2.39
26.0 ± 0.94
Mp90
60
250
1000
31.23 ± 0.95
28.73 ± 2.40
Ma90
60
300
500
30.28 ± 0.99
27.46 ± 0.95
RwMa
90
250
500
34.0 ± 0.64
33.38 ± 0.56
Ma90
90
350
1500
52.73 ± 0.96
49.32 ± 0.03
RwMp
60
250
1500
69.8 ± 0.66
68.0 ± 1.88
Com
82.03 ± 1.85
79.49 ± 0.73
The result represents the mean of three readings ± standard deviation.