Prosopis alba Seed as a Functional Food Waste for Food Formulation Enrichment.

ABSTRACT: The present study describes how flour and phenolic enriched extracts (PEE) are obtained from seed (food waste) of 10 different P. alba (algarrobo blanco) clones and their characterization to be used as non-conventional sources of potential functional ingredients. Seed flour and PEE obtained from Argentinian P. alba cultivars were chemically characterized. The antioxidant capacity was also determined. The results showed variability in macronutrient composition of seed flour obtained from different clones. Among them, seed flour obtained from P4, P5, P6, P10, P12, and P13 clones showed a higher protein and fiber content than the other clones. On the other hand, PEE obtained from P6, P7, and P10 clones showed the highest content of phenolic component (7.32-8.58 mg GAE/g flour).

SUBMITTER: Correa Uriburu FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9497860 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature