Characterization of Jatropha curcas L. Protein Cast Films with respect to Packaging Relevant Properties

Table 1

Composition of the Jatropha protein products obtained after extraction of aqueous extracted (ADJR) and screw-pressed Jatropha residue (SPJR) applying different methods for protein recovery (unpublished data Fraunhofer IVV).

Composition	ADJR			SPJR
	UF	IEP	Lyo	UF	IEP	Lyo
Dry matter (%)	94.8	97.0	95.1	91.6	86.6	93.7
Ash (%)	5.6	8.1	13.7	10.2	2.2	13.5
Protein (%)	72.9	62.8	45.4	72.4	82.4	61.2
Fat (%)	16.9	21.6	16.3	11.0	14.0	9.5

UF: ultrafiltration; IEP: isoelectric precipitation; Lyo: lyophilization.