Homogenate Extraction of Polysaccharides from Pine Nut Meal: Optimization and Comparison with Other Extraction Methods by Characterizing Their Extracts

Table 3

The polysaccharides yield, total polysaccharides, and protein contents of the PNMP extract produced by three convention methods and optimized homogenate extraction method.

	Ultrasonic extraction	Microwave extraction	Hot water extraction	Homogenate extraction
Polysaccharides yield (%)	10.6 ± 0.2^b	7.7 ± 0.2^c	6.9 ± 0.1^d	11.7 ± 0.1^a
Total polysaccharides content (%)	42.9 ± 1.8^a	38.7 ± 1.1^b	32.7 ± 1.2^c	43.6 ± 2.1^a
Total protein content (%)	40.5 ± 1.1^b	45.9 ± 1.6^a	44.8 ± 2.0^a	41.7 ± 1.2^b

Note. Different letters in the same row indicate significant difference ().