Research Article

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 methodCombustion time (min)Combustion temp (oC)Dilution (mL)EI 24 hrs (%)EI 48 hrs (%)

RwMp3035050086.67 ± 1.1485.62 ± 0.09
RwMa30300150071.83 ± 1.9970.13 ± 0.98
RwMa60350100080.38 ± 0.8978.48 ± 1.78
Mp909035050083.45 ± 1.7882.11 ± 1.73
Mp9030300150050.0 ± 2.0246.43 ± 1.03
Ma9030250100070.205 ± 0.6565.92 ± 2.05
RwMp90300100027.02 ± 2.3926.0 ± 0.94
Mp9060250100031.23 ± 0.9528.73 ± 2.40
Ma906030050030.28 ± 0.9927.46 ± 0.95
RwMa9025050034.0 ± 0.6433.38 ± 0.56
Ma9090350150052.73 ± 0.9649.32 ± 0.03
RwMp60250150069.8 ± 0.6668.0 ± 1.88
Com82.03 ± 1.8579.49 ± 0.73

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