Bekheit, A., Ali, F., Ali, M., Galal, S. (2008). EXTRACTION AND EVALUATION OF PECTIN FROM SUNFLOWER HEAD RESIDUE USING ULTRASONIC. Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences, 33(1), 309-320. doi: 10.21608/jfds.2008.124710
A. A. Bekheit; F. A. Ali; M. H. Ali; S. M. Galal. "EXTRACTION AND EVALUATION OF PECTIN FROM SUNFLOWER HEAD RESIDUE USING ULTRASONIC". Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences, 33, 1, 2008, 309-320. doi: 10.21608/jfds.2008.124710
Bekheit, A., Ali, F., Ali, M., Galal, S. (2008). 'EXTRACTION AND EVALUATION OF PECTIN FROM SUNFLOWER HEAD RESIDUE USING ULTRASONIC', Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences, 33(1), pp. 309-320. doi: 10.21608/jfds.2008.124710
Bekheit, A., Ali, F., Ali, M., Galal, S. EXTRACTION AND EVALUATION OF PECTIN FROM SUNFLOWER HEAD RESIDUE USING ULTRASONIC. Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences, 2008; 33(1): 309-320. doi: 10.21608/jfds.2008.124710
EXTRACTION AND EVALUATION OF PECTIN FROM SUNFLOWER HEAD RESIDUE USING ULTRASONIC
1Agric. Industrialization Unit, Desert Research Center
2Food Technology Dept., Fac. of Agric., Cairo University
Abstract
Sunflower heads remaining after seed removal are a potential source of low-methoxyl pectin (35% dry weight basis). Ultrasonic was used during extraction of pectin from alcohol insoluble solids of sunflower heads using 0.75% sodium hexametaphosphate (1:20, w:v). The extraction was carried out using different ultrasonic power levels (20, 40, 60 and 80% of maximal power) at 70, 80 and 90oC for 15, 30 and 60 min. The obtained pectin was physically and chemically evaluated compared with commercial citrus low methoxyl pectin type 104 A/S of Hercules Copenhagen.
The highest yield (23.20%) and recovery (66.4%) of pectin were obtained by using ultrasonic at 60% power at 80oC for 15 min of extraction. These selected conditions yielded pectin with methoxyl content and degree of esterification of 4.55 and 31.97%, respectively. On the other hand, viscosity, gel strength, setting temperature and setting time of this pectin representing 80% of those of the commercial citrus low methoxyl pectin. Results showed that viscosity of the extracted pectin was gradually decreased with the increase of ultrasonic power, extraction temperature and extraction time.