Effects of processing on protein nutritive quality of coconut Cocos nucifera products
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2003
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Pared, comminuted and blanched coconut meat was freeze-dried at 25 ◦C for 24 hours and pulverized. Whole coconut meal was solvent extracted with n-hexane to yield a defatted meal while full-fat coconut protein concentrate (FFC-PC) containing 27.60% protein was prepared by alkali extraction of undefatted meal followed by isoelectric precipitation. Defatted coconut meal had a significantly (p ≤ 0.05) lower crude fat but higher protein content than whole coconut meal. Similarly, FFC-PC had a significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher protein but lower carbohydrate content than whole coconut meal and defatted coconut meal. Whole coconut meal, defatted coconut meal and FFC-PC had PERs of 1.98, 2.18 and 2.48 respectively, with NPRs of 2.86, 3.28 and 3.92, respectively. Protein digestibility values of 88.75%, 89.30% and 94.02% were obtained for whole coconut meal, defatted coconut meal and full-fat coconut protein concentrate, respectively. Growth response of animals showed that FPC-PC was superior to all other test diets
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Coconut meal, Defatted coconut meal, FFC-PC, PER, NPR
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Plant Foods for Human Nutrition 58: 15–25, 2003