Lycopene and beta carotene concentration in aril oil of gac (Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng) as influenced by aril-drying process and solvents extraction

Food Research International

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 664-669

  Kubola, Jittawan ^a   Meeso, Naret ^a   Siriamornpun, Sirithon ^a  

^a MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

carotene; Drying; Far infrared radiation; Hot air convection; Low relative humidity air drying; Lycopene; Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng

Indexed keywords

AIR DRYING; FAR-INFRARED RADIATION; HOT AIR; LYCOPENES; MOMORDICA COCHINCHINENSIS SPRENG;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DRYING; ETHERS; HEXANE; INFRARED RADIATION; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOLVENTS;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

MOMORDICA COCHINCHINENSIS;

EID: 84874329222     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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