Effects of processing on protein nutritive quality of coconut Cocos nucifera products

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dc.contributor.authorMepba, H.D.
dc.contributor.authorAchinewhu, S.C.
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-29T07:18:20Z
dc.date.available2014-04-29T07:18:20Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractPared, 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 dietsen_US
dc.identifier.citationPlant Foods for Human Nutrition 58: 15–25, 2003en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/688
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCoconut mealen_US
dc.subjectDefatted coconut mealen_US
dc.subjectFFC-PCen_US
dc.subjectPERen_US
dc.subjectNPRen_US
dc.titleEffects of processing on protein nutritive quality of coconut Cocos nucifera productsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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